Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult

8 reviews

adilyn's review

emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

It centers around a child being molested by a Catholic priest.

houimk's review

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

(*Trigger Warning* Sexual abuse of a child is the main conflict. It's not described in what I would call graphic detail, but it is still unsettling.) Lots of twists and turns. I was only able to predict one, and even that one turned out to be not exactly right. I do agree with some reviews saying it dragged on a bit through the middle, but I found most of the characters likeable. Most of the parts that seem to drag on or feel unnecessary made sense at the end. The very last twist had me flipping through the book, looking for what I missed. I love a book that can make you say "I didn't see that coming", without leaving it on the dreaded "cliffhanger".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Gun violence

amandamz's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Murder

sadiegenene25's review

challenging emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

elphabawoods's review

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Murder

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Frustrated by this one. Its the ending. I realize this probably was the most likely outcome given it’s a book, but I totally disagree with the verdict.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

asourceoffiction's review

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

3.5

Oh my goodness this book was a punch to the gut. From so early on it's incredibly difficult to read, and incredibly difficult to put down; particularly if you have children. The fact that I have a child of this age was never far from my mind while reading.

What I found really compelling is the way Nina's parenting is so very far from perfect, even in the face of tragedy. With Nathaniel at his lowest, she still can't muster the energy to always have patience with her child, and the way all parents can identify so clearly with that idea just makes the whole thing more relatable and more heartbreaking.

Picoult's writing from the perspective of the child is so clever, and although we can only imagine how a five year old would feel in the situations she describes, the way she has imagined Nathaniel's perspective feels real and so devastating. She captures how a completely innocent, blameless child interprets the world around him and reaches his own conclusions about the consequences of his actions.

I knew from the start that, as with all of Picoult's books, this would not wrap up nicely for everyone with rainbows and bunnies. But it was still in the back of my mind throughout, wishing for the happy ending life so rarely provides. Another emotional whirlwind that doesn't so much tug at the heartstrings as tie them into knots.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Murder

regalreads's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, and Violence