Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

61 reviews

artemismoon057's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Racism, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Gun violence

vireogirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

Labor Day Camping book #1. Fantasy books are weird. I think it was pretty good but not very experienced with them. I got lost when a second perspective was added but did find it again later. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

If Alix E. Harrow has no fans I an dead. This women can't write a bad book. As I am finished reading all of Harrows full length books I will say this, her stories may start slow but they never disappoint. January is a bi racial girl living in her father's employers house while he travels the world to find treasures. When she discovers a door to another world at age 7, she opens up her own world to possibilities beyond comprehension and a tale of true love that spans decades and portals. I adored this book, no surprise there. The way this is written almost as a letter to a friend depicting a gruesome and enchanting tale of escape, found family, and adventure, is so beautiful and typical of Harrow. I can never recommend her books enough even if they ruin all other books for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

katjacatbeans's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.25

This was both more and less than what I was expecting - I'll have to read it again to fully grasp it, I think. The book-within-a-book threw me for a while, too. 

The prose & character descriptions are rich, expansive yet concise (..."whose habits could not be changed by any force short of cannon fire" is a line that will stick with me), and delicious.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, and Blood

my_current_hyperfixation_hobby's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted slow-paced

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

1.5

Myslím, že můj největší "problém" s touhle knihou spočívá v tom, že nejsem její cílovka. Ale i když nad ní přemýšlím v kontextu knih, které jsem četla ve 12 letech, tak by se mi asi nelíbila.
Je pomalá, nic se tam neděje. Nevytváří v člověku žádné napětí. I na posledních 50 stranách, které by měly být vyvrcholením příběhu jsem nebyla napjatá, co se stane. Prostě se to dělo. Nápad jako takový se mi opravdu líbil, ale zpracování pro mě byl krok vedle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Death of parent

oceanescence's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Racism and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death and Cursing

cardlikecredit's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

This book was really really beautiful. The concept was kind of mystifying at first but it really keeps you in suspense and wraps up pretty nicely at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism and Colonisation

sareidle's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Blood, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racism, and Forced institutionalization

atlantisfrost's review against another edition

adventurous reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

Very slow start, story doesn't pick up until after 30% in. Beautifully written, but also distractingly flowery. Intriguing concept, very reflective, but the plot was thin and stretched out, so I found it a bit boring. The main character was annoying to me, and the others didn't stand out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Colonisation

amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Racism, Self harm, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Gun violence