Reviews with content warning for Mass/school shootings - Violent Ends

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Violent Ends by Trish Doller, Kendare Blake, Shaun David Hutchinson, Hannah Moskowitz, Margie Gelbwasser, Blythe Woolston, Neal Shusterman, Elisa Nader, Beth Revis, E.M. Kokie, Delilah S. Dawson, Mindi Scott, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Brendan Shusterman, Courtney Summers, Tom Leveen, Christine Johnson, Steve Brezenoff

9 reviews

mlh2122's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

I was really surprised at how well crafted this story is. The fact it was told by 17 different perspectives but also still felt like one cohesive story is amazing. I didn’t think my favorite story would be from the perspective of a gun. This was a fun read and gives critical thinking and insight into what happens in the past and present can have when shaping the future.

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littlecharming's review

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dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

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aleonard's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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thewoodlandbookshelf's review

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challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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reading_binosaur's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

In the midst of what has happened, I recommend this book, if only for an inside look to the different perspectives of a tragedy.

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foursythia's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Like a short stories collection, it's a hit & miss. The premise was interesting: lives of kids, families, span across the school & the town, how they all affected by a mass shooting & especially, the shooter. The execution? Gets too jumbled & tangled up. It's an ambitious attempt & project, interesting on its own, but well.

Some stories drags too long, some were spot on & impactful, but there's too many names and the pacing is too slow, too many stuff to follow through that sometimes I have to revisit few times to see how some of these stories were connected OR related to each other. Having character list name would really help you, if you're planning to do annotations on this. Just a tip to enjoy this book more. Overall an interesting piece, not so much enjoyable & I take long to eat these up but... very intriguing takes.

there's POV from the gun the shooter use lol it was?? random & funny but appreciated

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