Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Ruins by Scott Smith

49 reviews

lexi_defran's review

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dark sad tense slow-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

He does not write women well. He did not write the Mayans respectfully. But he did write scary stuff and that was well done 

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eternalbutt's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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anarcho_cutie's review against another edition

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

2.0

Funny story with this one: I initially checked out the abridged audio version accidentally. When I figured that out, I returned it and checked out the full version…

I should have stuck with the abridged. The story dragged on, the characters were all unlikable and shallow, and it fell all the way apart toward the end. All in all, pretty boring. TBH, the only reasons I didn’t DNF this one was because I was reading it for a reading challenge and the sunk cost fallacy. 

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freyster's review

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

4.0

This is an easy read and a page-turner. 

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chickelope's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0


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radinkaj's review

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1.0


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madventure_time's review against another edition

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

3.75


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thebearnest's review against another edition

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

4.0


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yourstrulyheadie's review

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

1.0


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courtney_g's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This story felt very shallow at first, but as I got deeper and deeper into the text it got VERY dark very quickly. The pace fit the story itself- quickened as the story became more chaotic and tense. The writing organization also added to the chaos which I both enjoyed and hated because it made my head feel disjointed while reading. I really enjoyed the story as a whole and felt it was very interesting. If you read, just DON’T watch the movie. Absolutely not worth wasting your time.

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