Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

L'Examen by Sylvain Neuvel

53 reviews

katrinarose's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

An fast, engaging read with an interesting thought experiment but I don’t really get the message/meaning/point. Every time it seemed about to make a social commentary, it seemed to steer away from actually getting to the meat of the idea (i.e. brief mentions of immigration, identity politics, but no depth to it).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

tey_lynn'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Deportation

cosmicpanda's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Minor: Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Medical content, Abortion, and Alcohol

cheyrohm's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

Wow wow wow. This had me locked in from start to finish. Short fiction done right. It feels like anything I say about this book will spoil the experience so I will simply say, go read it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gun violence

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Child abuse

fr0gsonmushrooms's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense fast-paced

3.75

That was fucking crazy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape and Sexism

northernbiblio's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Murder

t_higgsreviews's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

5 Stars
CAWPILE = 9.11

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Deportation

annniina98's review against another edition

3.5

Didn't like the decision to show that it was a simulation in such an early point, maybe at all before the end. Kind of took alot of feeling out of it, when you knew nothing was true or real.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

kather_doc's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

jasminechocklettslee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder