Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Le Cercle des poètes disparus by N.H. Kleinbaum

14 reviews

eleasofia's review against another edition

emotional inspiring fast-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

3.5

i did not like the book as much as i hoped i would. i was surprised to hear that the movie came before the book, and in this rare case, i would recommend watching the movie and not bothering with the book at all. 

it wasn't terrible, but i didn't take anything new away from it. the story itself is compelling and tackles some heavy and important subjects such as rebellion against conformity, learning to think for oneself, and following dreams one's and passions, but the execution of it in the book lacked so much. the pacing was very fast. the writing wasn't necessarily bad, but also not really descriptive enough. the boys are not that easily distinguishable, have barely any depth to their personalities. everything feels rather vapid. there's not much relationship building going on. everything felt very rash and not well-established. more insights into the thoughts and feelings would've made everything so much more relatable. at least it was short.

on one side note: the scenes with knox gave me tons of secondhand embarrassment, and i hated that.

tldr: great story, bad execution. the book is nothing special. reading it felt like what watching the movie adaptation of a book is often like, just the other way around this time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual assault, Blood, and Violence

bookmarkplaces's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Child abuse

Minor: Vomit and Blood

sillih28's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Child abuse

Moderate: Blood, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

dogeardamage's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I really dislike reading about boys obsessing over girls and their looks, but this book is still fantastic! (how could it not be, when based on such a fantastic movie?). I wanted to sob, but I was really tired (sobbed in spirit).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Death, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Minor: Blood and Vomit

kryolitee's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, Death, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Vomit, Suicide, Alcohol, and Blood

ioanna21's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood and Suicide

aprilblues348's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Suicide, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexism, and Suicide attempt

nic_the_nicnoc's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, and Sexual harassment

robinie142's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Grief, Alcohol, Death, and Suicide

madisone's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Sexual assault

Minor: Vomit and Blood