Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan

3 reviews

lillian_bookworm's review

adventurous emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

WWII true story. Pino Lella is a young man from Milan Italy. He gets drug into the war when his home is bombed then he is sent to live at Casa Alpina with Father Re. At Casa Alpina he helps Jews escape to Switzerland as part of the resistance. A week or so before his 18th birthday his parents have him come back to their new home to convince his to enlist in the German army. He reluctantly obliges. He gets injured and becomes a driver for General Hans Leyers, Hitler’s left hand man. As he does this he relays information about what he sees to his aunt and uncle to give to the Allies. He falls in love with Anna-Marta. When the war is almost over, they get engaged and will marry after the war. Anna is a maid for Dolly, General Leyers mistress, and for this she is considered to have committed treason. The partisans declare her to die by firing squad and Pino is almost forced to watch as she is brought out before a crowd in a bra and underwear and shot dead. Pino tussles with her memory for many years before he realizes he should celebrate her life instead of mourn her death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Religious bigotry, Death, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Physical abuse, Child death, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, and Genocide

tmidge22's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, War, Murder, Death, Body horror, Genocide, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Antisemitism, Car accident, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Suicide attempt, and Racism

ximevillarejo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Death, Slavery, Trafficking, Antisemitism, Car accident, Deadnaming, Grief, Gun violence, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Excrement, Genocide, Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Torture, and Violence