Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Killing Floor by Lee Child

8 reviews

a1mello's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

It was an enjoyable book but I'd prefer the show at this point due to the writing. I feel like the author needed a better editor because the writing style was very choppy at times and at others repetitive. Even then taking into account this was written in the 90s, I knew more about three of the male characters including a side character more than the main female character which is extremely frustrating. Overall it was decent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

1.75

I wish I could find a series about a competent dude getting shit done that didn't involve blatant sexism.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

betag1013's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

pedanther's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Sexism, Slavery, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

laneyreadz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I love to throw in a Jack Reacher book here and there during reading slumps. The sharp, blunt writing style is a welcome break for my mind! No difficult words or concepts, just the facts crisp and clear. I decided to read the books in publication order, so I started with this one. This first installment is a dark, brutal thriller/mystery. Definitely check content warnings before you read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Stalking, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

euphemiajo's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

hapalyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, and Vomit

celbl8o's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

A great start to the Reacher series--it got me completely hooked on this series. After reading several of the novels, I think that Killing Floor has my favorite cast of supporting characters I've read so far. Overall, just a really enjoyable read, and one that I will probably come back to many times in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment