Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Slow Horses by Mick Herron

3 reviews

lex24's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

I found it challenging to keep track of all the characters, and the countless twists made the plot feel convoluted and difficult to follow. While the book isn't bad, it just wasn't for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Gore, Confinement, Racial slurs, and Racism

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Kidnapping, Racism, and Hate crime

Moderate: Racial slurs, Body shaming, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Abandonment, Violence, Fatphobia, Police brutality, Alcohol, Death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Medical content, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, War, Drug abuse, Outing, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Drug use, and Homophobia

smitinghedgehog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Blood, Torture, Fatphobia, Gore, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence, and Vomit