Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Laws of the Skies by Grégoire Courtois

68 reviews

wholesome_chaotic's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.0

The description of the audiobook advertised Winnie the Pooh meets Blair Witch.

This is neither of those things.

What I got was a sadistic remix of Lord of the Flies. The morals and commentary ripped out only to be replaced with a thumping of violence, stupidity and the feeling it's saying more than it actually is.

The ending of the book is quite possibly worth the read/listen because it just veers left enough to be surprising.

This book also contains some of the STUPIDEST adults I've ever experienced in a book. Maybe the book was trying to say adults aren't that different from children when faced with horrible situations. However, this goes beyond just adults making mistakes. They were just dumb.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Sexual assault, and Violence

minishcap's review against another edition

dark sad tense

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit, Car accident, and Alcohol

kitsunereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

0.5

Honestly, I hated this. I could not recommend it to anyone. It’s like if someone said “Let me rewrite Lord of the Flies, but make it more sadistic and include none of the social commentary.” The dialogue that is written for children makes them seem like they’re in their thirties at least. Not a fun one, not gonna keep this on my shelf. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Murder

m_scrimshaw's review against another edition

2.5

Modern French literature is really does have a unique bleakness I'm sure there's a point to, but I'll be damned if I can tell you what it is. To be fair, the story is clear about it's events from the very beginning before

offing our entire cast in increasingly gruesome and unsettling ways

. A very "Dead Dove, Do Not Eat" book.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault, Excrement, Vomit, Car accident, and Alcohol

novel_grace's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

Good lord, this book is like if you blended Lord of the Flies with Final Destination. I’m not even sure what to say. The story telling and narrative structure was incredibly inventive, but it is hard to think about anything other than how gruesome it is. The last second to last chapter is one of the rougher things I’ve read, but I couldn’t look away. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Violence

itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

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

4.25

Winnie the Pooh meets The Troop (minus the monster). It was heartbreaking but also surprisingly heartfelt at times. You couldn't help but feel for all of the characters, even Enzo, in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Stalking

maiiau's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

nallelyjael's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This book reminds me of Lord of the Flies. While I “enjoyed” reading it, I agree that the thoughts and actions of the children seemed way beyond their described age. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

m3l3fic3nt's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

telliot's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, it was a short read that i didnt want to put down. The writing was pretty bad in some places, but maybe that was due to the translation. I kept screaming at the kids in my head because of the decisions they made and had to remind myself that they're just kids.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Excrement and Vomit