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cin19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Medical content, and Death
Moderate: Mental illness, Torture, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Racism, Homophobia, and Violence
thelassinlinen's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Incest, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Violence, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Bullying, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Death, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Sexual content, Medical content, Murder, Torture, and Sexual assault
prashiie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Thomas Cromwell sends Matthew Shardlake to a monastery to investigate the murder of master Singleton, a commissioner Lord Cromwell sent before. Matthew is described to be a hunchback. In earlier times, people believed that touching a hunchback will bring ill-fortune, which I found very sad. He can be very generous at some times, but also harsh, especially towards people he envies. I really liked his character! He wasn't without his flaws and that brings a lot of realism to the story. This book also brought to light a lot of the hypocrisy and scams of the Catholic church and it was also interesting to see the state of medicine at that time, mentions of black bile etc.
A lot of the hypocrisy and scams of the Catholic church were described in this book. It's also interesting to see the state of medicine at that time, mentions of black bile etc. Matthew is described to be a hunchback. In earlier times, people believed that touching a hunchback will bring ill-fortune. He can be very generous at some times, but also harsh especially towards people he envies. I really liked his character! He wasn't without his flaws and that brings a lot of realism to the story.
Graphic: Death, Bullying, Animal death, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Violence and Sexual harassment