Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Brighton Rock by Graham Greene

11 reviews

literatureboysmelancholy's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content and Death of parent

frannydo's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.5

Excellent narration 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

laughingrecord's review

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

bobster_man38's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Suicide attempt

nickimags's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This audiobook was excellent, Samuel West's narration was perfect. I remember the old black white film starring Sir Richard Attenborough, so I knew it was a pretty grim story, just not how grim. It's very dark indeed,  but so well done that I couldn't stop listening. It reminded me of Peaky Blinders but set in Brighton instead of Birmingham. It definitely makes me want to listen to more Graham Greene on audio.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Murder

sibertooth's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Murder, Bullying, Classism, Abortion, Antisemitism, and Child abuse

holliesatchell's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.5

I read this book for school and received about what I expected. Quite boring and slow, but I never like the books I have to read for school anyway, so my review is completely biased.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Sexism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

lucy12345's review

dark 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

mbrighty's review

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcohol and Cursing

_cheshirecxt's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

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