Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

39 reviews

venus_flytrap04's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Misogyny

Moderate: Rape and Murder

mangomimy28's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Murder

bek_p87's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

Haunting, bleak, and yet somehow hopeful. Lyrical prose and a compelling story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment and Sexual assault

e11en's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Rape

samanthaleereads's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexism, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Domestic abuse

Minor: Vomit

angeld's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

rock_island_witch's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

The book made me ugly cry; I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault

leoniefnk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.5

A really interesting imagining of a real-world event, this book casts a light on the complexity of human relationships as well as the limitations and challenges created by being poor and/or a woman. I'd never read a book that takes place in Iceland, so this was a nice introduction. There were multiple quite moving moments, though the 'twists' were not that surprising. Overall a solid read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Confinement, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

lianne_rooney's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death, Grief, Violence, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Child death, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Misogyny

lauraportalupi's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Miscarriage, and Abandonment