Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

224 reviews

froggylife01's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Grief, and Murder

kelreadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment

gmm1966's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

imfixintoread's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

5.0

This book reads almost like a true crime novel. I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since I finished it earlier today. It is haunting, complex, and chilling. It is a thriller, but I'd venture that it's more literary than most thrillers I've read. I enjoyed this book very much, though, it did make me feel a little nauseous and uneasy at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Abandonment

kananineko's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I think this book was very well written and very well done, if a little shallow. Every perspective felt necessary and added to the story, and I really enjoyed the focus on victims and women in the story of a male serial killer, but... I feel like it could've dived deeper into the themes, and honestly, not much happened. Dare I say it was a little boring and forgettable... Keep in mind that crime/thriller isn’t my usual genre (I don’t enjoy these types of books as much as other people do). However, it was still an important book. I did shed a tear in the last chapter, which is rare. I also wish Lavendar had more chapters. Overall, I'd consider it a good book, though. The writing was phenomenal as well. I'm glad this book was written but it wasn't anything out of this world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

charlereads's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

jamesdaniel's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Grief

Minor: Stalking

mementowori's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Murder

mariecaat02's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Murder

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Blood and Stalking