Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Saga: Book One by Brian K. Vaughan

5 reviews

booksandteatime's review

adventurous dark funny tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War

razzberry_pi's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: War

Minor: Child abuse and Pedophilia

marissasa's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

An epic, broad, sweeping sci-fi graphic novel that certainly lives up to the name Saga. The art is simply outstanding, capturing the iconic superhero comic look but in a way that's scifi unique, somehow painterly, and just gorgeous to look at. The characters are lovable and flawed, and I especially love the handwritten narration amongst the panels from the pov of the child as if she is telling the story of her parents' and her life to the reader. Despite the heaviness of war, death, grief, and loss, there are still joyous and triumphant moments among the main cast and tons of creatively fun side characters and world-building for the eyes to feast on. The big themes of trying to survive and keep love alive amidst a backdrop of complex war are ones that are inherently interesting and serve as a great vehicle for this family's narrative to play out. I cannot wait to read more of this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

danajoy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Vomit, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicide and Excrement

ansleynoelle's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War