Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

23 reviews

sadiaa's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Blood, Drug use, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Grief, Miscarriage, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

auri_underthing's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

Very well written and terribly sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Gun violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Addiction, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Deportation, and Rape

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, War, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Self harm, Medical content, Drug use, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

alexandrafuller's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Rape

gondorgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Child death

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Rape

cbain21's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Religious bigotry, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Grief, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Mental illness

leoniefnk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

The last quarter of the book saves the slow/confusing beginning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, War, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death, Rape, Pedophilia, and Child abuse

aaminak's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Rape, Blood, Child death, War, Kidnapping, Death, Deportation, Drug use, and Mental illness

melisayasilem's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

Definitely helps you see stuff from a different perspective. I was interested in this book mainly because I wanted to be informed of the struggles of immigrants and people who are forced to flee their country for safety despite their love for it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Murder, Blood, Confinement, and Police brutality

Moderate: Child death, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

Minor: Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Self harm

helliepad's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, War, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexism