Reviews tagging 'Violence'

All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

21 reviews

kimberly28's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

4.0

I ADORED 2/3 less 5 pages of this book. 
I think I pretty much hate adult books from the perspective of kids, so that's the first third out. Like I didn't see the twists coming at all when it was connections between the childhood stuff and the adult stuff because I'd closed off the childhood part as just something I'd struggled through and the adult part is the "real" book, which is nonsense. 
But also the ending I found extremely rushed and unsatisfying, way too ambiguous. I had no idea how in the world the author was going to bring things in at the end because so much was going on and there were so few pages left! And then it turned out the author didn't know either whoops
But the rest though! I think I'll be recommending this despite the parts I strongly disliked, particularly because the children's-perspective thing might just be a me problem. I was feeling bad that I wasn't reasonably going to be able to give this 5 stars when I was almost at the end because I LOVED it so much, but I had to remember that I struggled so bad through the first part. But then the ending was a letdown so lol I didn't feel so bad. Still, a 4 is a triumph given all that!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, and War

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Self harm, and Vomit

blackcoffeedaydreams's review against another edition

hopeful slow-paced

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

3.5

Ultimately, I liked this book. The ending felt right based on the majority of the book being science vs. magic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

taram'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, and Death of parent

imds's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death of parent

f18's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and War

samantical's review against another edition

challenging funny inspiring 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

4.5

Transcendent and beautiful and magical in all ways!!!! Not what I expected but better by far, this book defies genre and also a lot of conventional book stuff??? Some of the most major plot points happen during time skips, the pacing is somewhat inconsistent and strange, and the narration doesn’t match the characters’ voices but isn’t omnipresent either. And yet?? And yet??? It’s a chaotic masterpiece. I’ve generally avoided end of the world books and I didn’t know this was one tbh but I’m glad because I wouldn’t have read it and I would have missed out so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, and War

Minor: Emotional abuse

dokushoka's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Cursing

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, and Violence

Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

gelicoidal's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.5

In a world where futuristic technology and magic both exist, the heart of the book still beats on the relationship of its two protagonists. There are some dark moments but with its quirky characters and its charming writing, this book was still a delightful experience. I only wish it elaborated more on its ending.

We know that they managed to save the world but how, other than a vague description of what Peregrine and the Tree began doing? What does that saved world look like?  An epilogue would've been nice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent