Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala

6 reviews

deathmetalheron's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

This book is written in Pidgin English, which may be a difficult read for some.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, War, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Violence, Rape, and Gun violence

Moderate: Slavery, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Colonisation

jtpgdavey's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War

marioums_library's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This short, fast-paced novel takes you through the life of Agu, a young boy who went from the top of his class to the frontline of a hellish war. I was captivated from the beginning. Uzodinma Iweala's writing style is raw and forceful allowing the readers to obtain a real account of the lives of child soldiers. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and War

Minor: Rape and Violence

nym1013's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, War, and Blood

rocko_granato's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child death, Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Violence, War, Murder, Torture, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Injury/Injury detail

zombiezami's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A

I really don't know how to rate this book. I don't think it's anything that someone would like per se because of the content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, War, Pedophilia, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Animal death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual violence, Blood, Gore, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Vomit, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage