Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket

6 reviews

mckiheather's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

In this book of the series, I like how Klaus and Violet find themselves in each other’s roles

when Violet ends up being the researcher and Klaus the inventor when countering Olaf’s plan

. It just veers from the plot formula that’s being used from the previous books, even just slightly, which I like because it can get predictable if the books all follow the exact same formula. Also, having watched the show first, I expected there to be more

VFD characters and illusions throughout the story, like maybe alternate POV chapters as they follow the Baudelaires, and it was a little strange that there wasn’t, so I really like the narrator’s POV chapters and the endings when there are allusions to a person/group in the present looking back and collecting information about  these events from the past concerning the Baudelaires

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, and Blood

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexism

lilshelly's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This book....was far more ridiculous than the previous three. I did like the plot discussion in this one more than the last one. But, there were several things that felt way too cartoony or silly? Which wasn't the tone set up strongly in book one. (Like, how does a piece of gum pull a tree sized log off a machine? Or having a sword slash teeth fight with an infant??? Idk.) 

Hanging on because I want to see the series through and they're at least comical and easy to read. 

Also, all the adults in this world are always so infuriatingly naive and stupid. Please just believe the kids for once.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Gore and Death

mikaelaandherbooks's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Death of parent

alexinitalics's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Ableism and Death of parent

parasolcrafter's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

3.5

knocked it down a bit from a 4 bc i feel as tho some parts were transphobic (?) but not against a trans person, if that makes sense :/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Grief, Murder, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Transphobia

ashleycmms's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent