Reviews tagging 'Violence'

A Child Alone with Strangers: A Novel by Philip Fracassi

6 reviews

czara89's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Violence

creativeeclectic's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Incest, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

kkalicky94's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Kidnapping, Death, Grief, Incest, Medical content, Violence, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Murder, Confinement, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Suicide

terrik_409's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

4.75

Very dark and the last third is bloody and violent but the story is gripping and well written 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Animal death, and Violence

owlribbon's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Animal death, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, and Car accident

grimdark_dad's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Medical trauma, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, and Animal death