Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon

46 reviews

turtle_puff95's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

I was confused how this one started, leaping forward in time and back into the present. It also took me quite a while to listen to, but once I got into it I was hooked, same as the first book.
I love the characters and watching Jamie and Claire's relationship grow and change and strengthen. 
There were a few times this book brought me to tears.

I was so excited when they were expecting a baby. I cried when she lost it and blamed Jamie. Oh! And the amount of stuff that happened with Jack Randall? And with Alex and Mary. Just...wow. That's a lot.

There's really so much that happens it's hard to remember and keep track of. I could easier re-read and catch new things that I missed. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Violence

mrshaleypole's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

lindsayerin's review

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

soph22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

Look, I should hate this book. I read the first three quarters finding it really long and in need of some editing, and then I read the last quarters - the first book did this to me too. The last quarter is five stars for me. I loved it!
I’m not gonna put this in spoilers because I think it might be useful for some who haven’t read the book yet, the rape depicted in this book are far too graphic me to feel comfortable. A lot of warning should be taken before reading this. I also think it strayed a little bit into victim shaming, and the ableism is a little bit uncomfortable for my liking. 
A good book, but you need to know what you’re getting into.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

camillawelin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Torture, and Vomit

mszy_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

Moderate: Miscarriage

jenlferg's review

adventurous challenging emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Medical content

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, and Medical trauma

viryveritas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-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

extremely slow paced! be prepared!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

thulanileigh's review

adventurous dark funny informative 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

rosieholmes99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and War