Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

77 reviews

river_jean_sterling's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Violence, Blood, Gun violence, Homophobia, Death, Grief, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Cursing, and Suicidal thoughts

amylynn44's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, and Violence

illtakethenightshiftx's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.5

I wish this was a full-length novel!!! I wanted to know more about the world and spend more time with these characters.
More books like this, please!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Homophobia

shereadytoread's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

Upright Women Wanted was very different from what I expected. I originally thought this was a general western but realized quickly it was an alternate history in which people have been driven back from technology and progress by an oppressive government and war. So it's a futuristic western. I found the story of Esther discovering that what she has been taught is untrue and that she can live and contribute to a more fulfilling life for herself and others. Another great read by Sarah Gailey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gun violence

Moderate: Transphobia and Homophobia

throwback682's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.5

This book was fine. It didn’t blow me away. It was a little heavy handed or corny at times. Lots of queer and trans characters. A dystopian future that feels just like the Wild West. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Violence, Vomit, Transphobia, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Gun violence, Murder, Grief, Misogyny, Death, and Blood

Minor: Deadnaming

A character’s death by hanging is mentioned throughout

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

A fun, fast read that needed more of everything to really make it stick. Feels like a book that, when I'm reviewing my 2024 reading list in December, I'll think, Oh yeah, I read that, but I won't be able to tell you much about it.

For anyone else thinking, "This was a good but underdeveloped idea," I highly recommend Charlotte Nicole Davis' Good Luck Girls duology. It treads many similar themes and gives them much more room to breathe. https://app.thestorygraph.com/series/2450

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Death

Moderate: Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Sexism, War, and Gun violence

Minor: Emotional abuse, Vomit, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Animal cruelty

Graphic: Fascism Minor: Child labor, Betrayal

mementomoriiv's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Gun violence, and Lesbophobia

mollyelyn's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Transphobia, Violence, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Murder, and Death

Minor: Vomit

love_bookswillbetheendofme's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

I would describe this as a queer dystopian western with heavy patriarchal themes. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Transphobia, Homophobia, Violence, and Death

lizziaha's review against another edition

4.0

It’s gay and it’s the wild wild west (is there really any other way to do the wild west?). Light on the worldbuilding and featuring a purposely ignorant (read: brainwashed) baby queer narrator, this book was a fun super easy read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Death, and Sexism

Moderate: Violence, Transphobia, Misogyny, and Murder

Minor: Vomit