Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Beautiful Little Fools, by Jillian Cantor

9 reviews

ladyzbyrd's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An incredible story through varying points of view and jumps in time! Heartache and love, rage and sadness, murder and secrets - the author takes you through them all, step-by-step. 

I love the history the author had about the The Great Gatsby and the timing of it all between two pandemics, almost 100 years apart. 

Will we see another retelling in another hundred years? It’s certainly inspiring in a way to dream of the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Murder

lbutcher's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Violence

calicat42's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Death and Gun violence

paulineerika's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

This had such a great premise and I was so looking forward to it. A retelling of The Great Gatsby from the POVs of the women? Yeah, sign me up!

Unfortunately, the execution didn't quite live up to the premise. There was a lot of time spent laying the foundation for the women, but then it all seemed to go nowhere. The women, especially Daisy, ended up falling a little flat, character-wise, for me. In trying to make them more sympathetic, it felt like Cantor ended up making them less interesting. As the book went on, it also felt like there were too many stories to tell and so the stories themselves ended up not as tight as they should have been. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Gun violence

Minor: Homophobia

tatted_librarian's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident and Stalking

memazz's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence

serenas_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Injury/injury detail, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Rape and Adult/minor relationship

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Infidelity

Moderate: Suicide, Gun violence, and Homophobia

Minor: Sexual assault and Adult/minor relationship

bookswithmegan's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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

I absolutely adored this book! The Great Gatsby is one of my favorite books of all time, so when I heard about this book I was immediately sold. This book turns the story of the Great Gatsby into a murder mystery focusing on Daisy, Jordan, and Catherine (Myrtle's sister). The book does an amazing job of adding depth and complexity to all of the women in the story, which was so fascinating and refreshing to read. Also, Jordan Baker is now officially one of my favorite characters of all time.  

TW: Sexual assault, alcohol use, violence, death of a family member, homophobia, cheating

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Homophobia

Minor: Alcohol