Reviews tagging 'War'

مارتش by Geraldine Brooks

12 reviews

e_l_thompson's review against another edition

There were graphic descriptions of war along with graphic descriptions of a tongue-in-mouth kiss.  I have a feeling this book will eventually take an entirely unwanted turn. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail

lexcellent's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

heather_freshparchment's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Infidelity, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest

indiarose8's review against another edition

fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Slavery, Violence, and War

melissahawco's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and War

Moderate: Gore, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest

autumnlpalmer1976's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

yyes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

katewilkins's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and War

Moderate: Gun violence and Sexual violence

Minor: Incest

cayleybp's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, and War

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

Minor: Child death

hannahloveslit's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, and Slavery