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Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane

9 reviews

might_be_may's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Vomit, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Forced institutionalization, and Child death

hughesie's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Mental illness, and Child death

Moderate: Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, War, Alcohol, Vomit, Addiction, and Confinement

Minor: Blood, Mass/school shootings, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

anton13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

 It’s good. Well written. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I do have to say that the movie is better. The book however is really good and I was invested all the way. Chuck is my fav character, he’s so sweet and nice and I love his lil jokes. The ending was really nice after all of that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Medical content, Racial slurs, War, and Grief

Minor: Antisemitism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Vomit, Confinement, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

mysterymom40's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Racism

diannastarr's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Dennis Lehane's Shutter Island chronicles U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels' four days investigating the Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane.  It focuses on the narrator, Teddy Daniels', narrow perspective while on the hunt for inmate Rachel Solando: an acclaimed murderess who's escaped the premises.  Lehane's ability to curate the atmosphere is, by far, the strongest facet of this piece.  It is gritty, it's somber and he creates this ever looming dread for something that Teddy and you, the reader, can't quite identify but know deep down that it exists, it's there, and it's not going anywhere.  Personally, I found the novel's grand twist to be rather predictable, as

I saw the Rachel Solando's name and thought that it was curious how similar the name looked to Teddy's deceased wife, Dolores

but all in all, it was a good read and helped me pass the time.  A coworker actually wound up lending it to me and, like Teddy, I divided up the chapters into four days.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Murder, Vomit, and Child death

allyjshand's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

Read following several viewings of the film adaptation. Even though I already knew the plot and the final twist, I still couldn’t put the novel down.

The added details and depth really enhanced the protagonist’s background and the extent of his delusions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Death, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, Genocide, Racism, Vomit, Addiction, and Cursing

laurendenton's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Racial slurs, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, and War

Minor: Pregnancy, Rape, and Vomit

cozylifewithabby's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Sexual content, Murder, Gun violence, Grief, Child death, and Cursing

Moderate: Blood, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gore, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

kendallreadsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Child death, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit