Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Family Business by Jonathan Sims

6 reviews

casdelvo's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug use, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Cursing

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gore and Classism

hcneysuckle's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Blood, Torture, Violence, Grief, Body horror, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child death, Cancer, Classism, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

ratgerry's review

dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Jonathan Sims does it again, demonstrating his skill in crafting a mystery that gradually comes together, sharpens, and builds towards an exhilaratingly horrifying finale. Beyond that, I never expected a horror novel to inspire me to seek out community and connect more closely with the people around me, but this one did it. 
My only point of critique is that

Mr Bill's Memory Prisons at the end

felt a little underexplored and like a slightly rushed addition for Plot Convenience, but not enough to break my suspension of disbelief.
All in all a ride that I could hardly put down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Blood, and Stalking

Minor: Suicide, Bullying, Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Excrement, and Vomit

gracecrandall's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Murder, Gore, Confinement, Grief, Mental illness, Police brutality, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Physical abuse, Blood, and Classism

nevermoregothic's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Classism, Cursing, Bullying, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Fire/Fire injury

jan_coco_day's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Sims is a master at slow-paced horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Gore, Grief, Abandonment, Violence, Death, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Vomit, and Body horror

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Bullying