6.2k reviews for:

Prophet Song

Paul Lynch

4.11 AVERAGE

blahler's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

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This is a horror story about an authoritarian takeover and a woman whose husband, head of the teacher’s union, doesn’t come home from a peaceful rally. Then her son gets a letter about serving with the national military, her younger son is running wild, her daughter isn’t eating and she has a baby and elderly father to protect. It’s brutal. It’s vivid. It’s so well done that when the troops set up in her neighborhood, you can feel the house falling down around you. 

elvire's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

anna_pauline's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

elle_emm_ess's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual violence

trutledge's review against another edition

4.0

emotional slow-paced

tamaraoc_99's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

millieviolet's review against another edition

3.5

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

clurrossreads's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ana_r_vd's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

lera9reen's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced