Reviews with content warning for Violence - Elmet

Reviews tagging 'Violence'

relectra's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

A beautiful book with beautiful writing. The pacing was a bit off. It was very gripping at the beginning, but the middle part felt a bit slow and flat. The pacing was a bit to fast again at the end.

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joe_dmh's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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shellydennison's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Beautifully written but tends to the bleak. Packs a serious punch.

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annab802's review

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challenging dark tense 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

3.5

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miranda_bird's review

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dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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bingled's review

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adventurous challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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vlawton's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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elsebeok's review against another edition

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dark sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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mapscitiesandsongs's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

2.0

Minor Spoilers ahead:

The first 80% of this book were just uninteresting. I was waiting for something to happen, but I was disappointed. I am not that kind of person that wants things to constantly happen, but if you have characters that are so stereotypical and not at all fleshed out, you need a convincing plot to keep me engaged. I am also quite puzzled by the fact that the future narration by Daniel lead to absolutely nothing. The ending came out of nowhere and basically felt like a sledgehammer. Like other reviewers have pointed out, it was similar to a Quentin Tarantino movie. I just couldn't take it seriously. There were other things that also bothered me: Who is Vivien exactly and why was her character even present in the story? It felt like she had a greater purpose, but nothing happened. What about Daniel's sexuality? Why was that even included and singled out (e.g. truck driver)? Another thing that made my blood boil was the unnessary violence against Cathy. STOP. USING. RAPE. AS. A. PLOT. DEVICE.

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