Maybe it's me, but this is too violent for my taste
928342
I was excited to see that there was an Auburn children's book and I ordered it as soon as it was available for my almost 2 year old. I realize that she won't understand it now, but I think she would question it later. I'm amazed that Aubie would approve this. He wouldn't kill a gator to make shoes, kill an LSU tiger to make a necklace (especially with the x's for eyes to symbolize that it was dead), or kill a gamecock to stuff a pillow, and I dislike the use of the phrase "smoked a volunteer"!

It's one thing to have things like this on a game day shirt, but for kids?? No thank you.

This went right back in the box and will be returned to Amazon after Christmas.
389145
I'll keep this short as Cowboy Bill already summed it up well. Books that address sexual violence - be they fiction or non-fiction, are nothing new and quite often literary legends (Clockwork Orange comes to mind) and I'm not a PG-13 reader. But the violence in this book was too much for me and not necessary for the plot to move forward.  Of course I'm wrong - this series is much about that kind of violence.  Seeing that the next one is about a 13 year old girl strapped to a bed, and this isn't my thing, I will be staying away from the movie as well as the rest of the series.
1573568
Our villain is certainly a gruesome figure. "Bucket List" isn't afraid to "go there," so to speak, and the tortures described are the type no modern horror movie would ever dare show. This certainly isn't for the squeamish or faint of heart.

However, for all that, the violence feels almost sterile for how it's depicted. It's certainly not frightening. Because the protagonist is so one-dimensional, his actions are neither expected nor shocking. It's really just...well, a few scenes of someone being gruesomely tortured.

I admit that I'm not familiar with the splatter gore genre. That could be part of it. Perhaps this is actually exactly what the author intended, maybe even as a critique of the genre. If so, I missed it. I would still consider this a fairly shocking introduction to the genre and hope to read more from the author.
1173648
I picked up this book because one of the series was on sale and I wanted to read them in order.  Altthough the story line was good, the graphic descriptions of the violence was too much for my taste.  I kept reading hoping it would get better but it didn't.  I started book two but alas, right off the bat is was the same so I returned the remainder of the series.  I think Steven James has talent and a gift for writing but extreme graphics of violence are too much.  Sorry Mr. James.
1693445
The acting was acceptable, and the story line was good, but the over-the-top violence was just too much!  I realize that was the goal in the movie, but this could have been a very good movie if the ridiculous violence scenes were brought under control.
2691715
Guess I am not really into paranormal.  Otherwise...violent and repetitious.
712384
I enjoyed the twisted plot and the characters and the writing style. Still, maybe I'm old-fashioned, but there was too much gratuitous violence for me. It didn't help move the plot forward. In fact, some of it was gross, but kind of silly - kind of a half-hearted attempt at torture porn. The book really didn't need it. Maybe the next in this series will be better.
2575585
The violence was almost too much. Seemed forced sometimes, and unnecessary to the story. But ither than that, I liked it.
939795
Could be spoilers: I had hoped for a somewhat light-hearted romance but there was more violence in this story than I like. I would have liked a little more character development and interaction and a little less familial abuse.
2574513
I read some other reviews, some loving it and some hating it. I couldn't really work up that much intensity about it. At times it was as suspenseful as Hitchcock, and I kept mentally screaming at Andrew to run away. Other times, it was little more than a hack em up, blood spewing violence fest.  This was just OK for me, and I don't think I will be trying this author again. I think this book would have been better if there had been less obvious violence and more suspense.
1991609
I enjoyed the love story between Rhett and Ariel but found some of the scenes very macabre and disturbing. Too much violence for me,
336808
I think the violence was a little over the top-but it was necessary for the book.  I did enjoy it, but I wanted a couple of people to escape, even though I know in today's world it is impossible.  if someone wants you dead, you will die.
4436772
It's not really violent if you have the tolerance that I have (I like Fallout and Resident Evil) and honestly this isn't the place to dive into the series. It mostly extends the overall story a little longer.
3480279
Okay I get it, it was violent, and I've read other reviewers say it was necessary.  Really? Okay, I'm guessing some would say 'yes really.' A better filmmaker would have been able to infer the violence without showing some guy get his face caved in with a glass bottle. Oh, I think they could. But since del toro could, he did. And it almost killed him, I don't think so. Almost getting killed would be someone is Iraq or Afghanistan. I liked Hellboy, so I'm not bashing all his movies, just this one. Switching from the civil war to the underworld seemed to disjointed; I wish it could have been one or the other. I also get that there was a paralell between the two, still I didn't like  it.  War movie, horror movie, or fantasy movie?  All three, yes it was, but done badly.  One or the other. Not worth your time.
1285403
The writing flowed nicely; the pace was quick; the violence was unnerving. Some scenarios seemed rather unbelievable, such as the killer getting so close to Erica as to be able to slip a note in her pocket without her knowledge or when she's at home she never closes her curtains so anyone can see what's she's doing. She's a police detective--is she that unaware of her surroundings?
Erica's character seemed too harsh for my taste. Obviously she's flawed and suffering, but couldn't the author have his main character a little less intense and a lot more likeable? Also, a pet peeve of mine is the overuse of the "F" word. Even if so many people do actually speak that way anymore, can't the author limit his use?.  We could still get the idea.
3101994
I had read the Sean Duffy trilogy and really liked them and so I thought I'd try McKinty's earlier trilogy. I had to stop reading it was too violent. I could not bring myself to read about the brutality of the various gangs for the entire book and I assume the other two books as well. There was violence in the Sean Duffy books but not to the degree in the first pages of this book.
4887766
Fine if you like crazy people and degrading POW type violence