Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson

17 reviews

aggie2010's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

directorpurry's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Self harm, Terminal illness, Medical content, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

indieandajean's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

4/5 stars
Not my usual read, but I enjoyed it much more than I have other realistic fiction coming of age stories. 
The characters were loveable, the story was entertaining, and the switching between the past and future was very fluid. 
Going into this book I wasn't sure what to expect, and I'm glad I gave it a shot! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

allisonstockslager's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Child death and Grief

Minor: Drug use and Pregnancy

trippalli's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

4.25

A philosophical and thoughtfully told complex story.... the narrator is a brain surgeon reflecting on his childhood and his special uncle who lost much of his memory after a terrible tragedy.

 His uncle helps him overcome his fear of monsters and together they face the ghosts of the area and town which the boys comes to learn are in many ways very close to his uncle's personal experiences, which he can no longer remember. There is also a friend who appears to be bipolar and has  manic episodes despite being on medication, so while nothing bad comes off these episodes they could trigger our upset some people.  

Overall a good book that talks about really important topics in mental health and life in a tasteful and realistic way I appreciate. It's philosophical and thoughtful get also fairly light and easy to read story that handles  historic family tragedy and all works out for the people in current day  story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, and Medical trauma

caroliiineb's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

markandcover's review against another edition

adventurous sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

ohboysidd's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Mental illness

Moderate: Violence

bri_fabiano's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying and Violence

odrib's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer and Child death