Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven

11 reviews

achay91's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Bullying, Gore, Cursing, Murder, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Rape, Gun violence, and Alcohol

sharkysheets's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Lord of the flies in an amusement park during a hurricane

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Torture, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

delekelll's review against another edition

4.0

Really quite good. Disturbing. Gory. Unsettling, if you're into that sort of thing. These teenagers act in enraging ways. I guess if I was there I would have to suck it up. I wonder what this author thinks about Lord of the Flies

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Torture, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Death, Murder, Violence, and Child death

Moderate: Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, and Sexual assault

magical_mads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Excrement, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cannibalism

5yr1_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Easily one of the most entertaining books I’ve ever read. I couldn’t put it down!! And now it’s getting passed around my friend group like hot potato

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and War

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Cannibalism and Rape

bookishloz's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexism, Sexual violence, Body horror, Blood, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Cannibalism, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Violence

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Body horror, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, and War

ashlikes's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Torture, Death, Medical trauma, Murder, War, Blood, Child death, Medical content, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Sexism, Confinement, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Mass/school shootings

anne311's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Violence, Excrement, War, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Confinement, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Cannibalism

finleyfrogreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Child death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Terminal illness, Confinement, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content