Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill

72 reviews

aetherkids's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicide

raginsagein's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Mental illness

Moderate: Animal death, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Minor: Emotional abuse and Car accident

jaedia's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

theremightbecupcakes's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

sandylewis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

It started out bad but by the end I was rooting for the couple 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

unmistakablyphoenix's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• 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: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Suicide

verbosevespertine's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Suicide, Blood, and Car accident

jackalest's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

va1entine's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

this book was a series of ups and downs. at some parts, i was hooked, unable to stop reading; at others, it was a chore to keep going. while i enjoyed the dedication to detail, the book felt too long somehow, though i don’t know what would’ve been cut. i do think the author did a decent job tying up loose ends at the conclusion of the book. 
i found jude hard to root for at times, and i didn’t care one way or another what happened to him. i rooted for marybeth solely because i wanted her to be happy. everything else was sort of a crapshoot. there were a few poignant moments, and i enjoyed the moments where marybeth and jude actually were talking about their feelings—you can see the traces of genuine connection and affection for one another. the characters were given stories intended to give them depth but the stories did not really show beyond when they were mentioned. overall, 3.5/5. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

ashleypalazzo's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Violence