Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

20 reviews

mandkips's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, and Sexual assault

sarah_speaks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Animal death, Gore, Domestic abuse, Death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement, Sexism, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Pregnancy and Chronic illness

savvylit's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

I really enjoyed the immersive atmosphere of this story. Hannah Kent made me feel as though I were peeking through an open portal into the daily life of an Icelander in 1829. And what a weather-dependent and bleak life it could be! The ever-crumbling sod houses, the dung fires, the relentless wind, the deep Christian faith intertwined with pagan superstitions - all the details felt so incredibly real.

Agnes as a character reminded me a lot of Madeline Miller's Circe in several key ways. Strong, independent, witchy, misunderstood by many. But Agnes' story is much more dismal than Circe's tale. And yet there is beauty in Agnes' strength despite her tragic fate.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

brittany_alleman_ayers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Heartbreaking. Incredibly well researched and gripping.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

folksong's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, and Rape

aseel_reads's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

this was a good read, I enjoyed all the description of the Icelandic nature and how that impacted their lives in the 1800s. I think I set myself up for disappointment in that I thought it would have a great plot twist but it was what I thought it would be originally, so I was little saddened by that but as a true crime story, makes sense 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Excrement, Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Murder

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Murder

amooseinwater's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

So tragic and beautifully written. Explores the complexity of life as a woman, as a worker, as a human. The power of narrative to shape our life is a strong feature.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Violence

laurenw's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Religious bigotry

rosebud_reading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I think this story was well written and atmospheric. Agnes is a very sympathetic character up to a point. I have some minor hang-ups over the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit