Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Wat jij niet ziet by Sarah Pinborough

99 reviews

cyberelk11's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

sigreads_'s review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Stalking, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Body shaming and Cursing

tgij's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

As someone who saw the adaptation first, I can say I really appreciate the book in all its detail: there is a lot of information to build up the story and give the reader an understanding of each character in all their flaws and complexities. It was very good at keeping me on the edge of my seat.

Adele is a genius of sorts, but Louise is an admirable character at times as well, with David in the middle and, while having a hand in the plot, is really stuck between them.

The spiritual/supernatural element is very prominent and is a huge reason for this story catching my eye in the first place.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Infidelity, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Eating disorder

skysbooknook's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Toxic relationship, and Murder

smileyjayna's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Abortion, and Abandonment

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

I saw the series on Netflix a few years ago and every so often, I was still thinking about it. Then I found out it was based on a book, and I had to read it. The show followed the book very well, and I was creeped out by the book as I was the show.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

toniw315's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abortion and Suicide attempt

geck_h8's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death, Abortion, and Death of parent

winterfinch's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Abortion

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

I thought this was interesting, and I'm excited to see the TV series version of it. Same comment that I've made about Ms. Pinborough before -

it just doesn't make a tremendous amount of sense to throw in supernatural elements into a very real-world story. It almost feels like not incredibly well-thought-out writing? Like there was no way to wrap the plot up in this world, so it has to enter the next?

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence, Grief, Gaslighting, and Classism