Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Горбун лорда Кромвеля by Кристофер Джон Сэнсом, C.J. Sansom

7 reviews

btrlymv's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Racism

buildingtaste's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A well-paced mystery with an immersive setting. The final twists got a little messy, but I am looking forward to future Shardlake stories. Also quite a diverse bunch for 2003.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Torture, Blood, Murder, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Animal death

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Misogyny

Not at all in the cozy camp of mysteries. Lakes of blood and extensive torture, corruption, abuse, etc.

cin19's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

asourceoffiction's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a fantastic murder mystery that kept me guessing, and I love the backdrop of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII and the dissolution of the monasteries. I've read the fourth book in this series and this was definitely more engaging from the beginning, drawing me in by setting it inside a monastery at risk where everything is fuelled by paranoia and religious reform.

Shardlake is a great protagonist to get behind and his struggles with what he learns about Cromwell are brilliant to read, alongside the complex web of murder that runs through Scarnsea. I love how the characters develop and was surprised a few times by the direction the story took.

I really like how Sansom combines history and fiction, and throws in a little educated speculation of his own (particularly when it comes to Cromwell and Anne Boleyn). It serves the narrative really well, and makes this a brilliant, engrossing story; I'll definitely be seeking out the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Murder

singalana's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Animal death, Fatphobia, Chronic illness, Death, Blood, Child death, Kidnapping, Murder, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Torture, and Homophobia

ran_sophia's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I really liked this book, it was the first historical detective novel I read and I can definitely recommend it.  It is a very high quality novel with a well-crafted story and plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Misogyny and Religious bigotry

Minor: Racism