Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Holes by Louis Sachar

12 reviews

caitlaird's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Fun and entertaining. The use of the backstories to round out the plot and make sense of certain things in the present was very interesting and well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Bullying, and Hate crime

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Fatphobia, Racism, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual harassment

tays_books's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Racism, Bullying, and Child abuse

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Gun violence, Death, Violence, and Hate crime

Minor: Slavery, Abandonment, Animal death, and Vomit

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Bullying, Gun violence, Confinement, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Medical content, Physical abuse, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Animal death, and Grief

Minor: Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, and Gaslighting

bookedfortheweekend25's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Murder and Racism

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Hate crime, Racism, and Torture

Moderate: Fatphobia, Abandonment, and Grief

Minor: Death and Vomit

pietwombly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Murder, Sexual harassment, and Hate crime

nota_candycaine's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Violence, Death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, Confinement, Hate crime, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

elizabethjane's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Racism

Minor: Murder

morganperks's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Bullying, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Violence, Racism, and Murder

Minor: Fatphobia, Death, and Blood

lily_k8y's review

adventurous dark funny inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, all the way to the ending. I've been getting used to incomplete or unsatisfactory endings but this one left me satisfied when I turned the last page. Don't know if I would have appreciated the book as a child though with it's darker humour. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Confinement

Moderate: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Racism, Murder, Death, Child abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Animal death