Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

I Am Still Alive by Kate Alice Marshall

14 reviews

tillywa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I think I now understand the rating on this book. Definitely not my favorite Kate Alice Marshall book. And I probably should have read the trigger warnings/they weren't specific enough to cover what I needed.

A death of a pet is worse for me than hunting animals to stay alive this book has both.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

angrynerd's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Animal death, Gun violence, Blood, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Vomit and Injury/Injury detail

the dog dies in this one

mariposa_ca's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

This was a great adventure book, harrowing and gripping. I loved every second of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Murder

solitarelee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism and Medical content

Minor: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

jramoly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

crabbytaco's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death of parent

Moderate: Gun violence and Medical trauma

100_pages_hr's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

breanna321's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

deagaric's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I've always been a sucker for a good survival story, and this one delivers.

Jess Cooper is a teenager recovering from a serious car accident that left her with limited mobility in one leg. She comes to stay with her off-the-grid father, and without giving away any spoilers, is left to face the wilderness on her own.

The story is told in an interleaved collection of "before" (primarily flashbacks of events that led her into this predicament) and "after" chapters. Half-way through the book, the tone changes, with before and after melding together into one. This was well-done and very engaging. Overall, I grew to really care for Jess and root for her and her dog to make it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death of parent

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death and Suicidal thoughts

kstericker's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Car accident