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passionatereader78's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Murder and Death
meremeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Great humour, fun plot, colourful characters! It's got it all!
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, and Animal death
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Ableism
_cecilie_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
And this novel was so gripping precisely because it captured her voice so very well: Mattie is a fourteen-year-old farm girl, who at times reads both more mature and more naive than her age suggests. This makes her even more believable as a teenaged girl who has more responsebility than someone her age should have but who handles it like an ranger would a defiant pony. And while I was told that she seeks revenge for her father's death, I think a better word would be retribution. She doesn't want to shoot the scoundrel Tom Chaney herself, that wouldn't be right after all, but she wants to make absolutely sure that justice will be done.
Throw in some rooster, beef and horse and you've got a full course literary meal. Excuse the puns, of course the side characters are also great in their own right. At times dry, otherwise boozy, (un)intentionally hilarious and trigger-happy Rooster and LaBoeuf complete the best wild west novel I will ever read. This might be the perfect story, snake-pits and all.
Graphic: Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: War, Racism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexism, Addiction, and Alcohol
chemistreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Death of parent and Gun violence
slahlum's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Alcohol, Animal death, Gun violence, and Murder
amycam's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Racism, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Murder
shieldbearer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Child abuse, Racism, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Genocide, Death, Ableism, Misogyny, Murder, Xenophobia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
Minor: War and Slavery
noonjinx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Fourteen year old Maddie Ross is one of the best characters I’ve come across in years; smart, fiery, tenacious and resourceful. More than a match for Rooster Cogburn (who she understands has grit), LaBoeuf (pronounced “La Beef”) and Tom Chaney (who shot her father to death in Fort Smith and robbed him of two gold pieces and stole his mare).
Maddie’s narration is delightful; totally believable, full of character, humour and amazing period detail. The final battle is thrilling and becomes downright macabre (like something from an Indiana Jones movie).
Definitely recommended.
Moderate: Murder and Gun violence
jmtinsd_58's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence
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