Reviews tagging 'Gore'

What Comes After by JoAnne Tompkins

8 reviews

kimveach's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I picked this book up as it is this year's Everybody Reads selection in the Northwest US.  It was a beautiful book about forgiveness and moving on after a tragedy.  I especially enjoyed learning more about the Quaker faith of one of the main characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Dementia

prairieraven's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

mbedrosian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Dementia

abby_zamp_87's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

jbraith's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

stevielynne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Medical content

awkwardpotat013's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Trafficking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

tales_of_erasmo's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I'll start by saying that the writing and writing style of this book is really damn good. It's simple, yet poetic. It's not much of a plot driven story, but rather a character driven one. You have to really enjoy contemporary fiction to appreciate this book. I say this because it's a bit slow and predictable at times, but the writing keeps you immersed in the story. The ending disappointed me and also confused me. However, after doing a quick google search of an old "movement" I wasn't familiar with, the ending made more sense, but was still disappointing. The book was honestly pretty good until the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy