Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes

21 reviews

ferrot_lectorapromedio's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

sunnysiding's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

A book centered on the victims of serial killings rather than idolizing the killer. Exciting, heart wrenching, achingly human.

Lost a star for the bizarre subplot of Dan being in love with Kirby. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, and Alcohol

Minor: Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Transphobia, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

There is an entire chapter that heavily features animal injury/death:

Kirby's dog is killed, brutally, trying to protect her

. It's pretty expected for a book about serial killing but it is visceral and detailed. There are several other depictions of animal cruelty, injury, and death.

megwilli's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

arthur_ant18's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Racism, and Transphobia

Minor: Homophobia and Abortion

hconnellyal's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Stalking, and Murder

thevampirecharlotte's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Racism and Transphobia

co2lreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was a crazy puzzle. The time travel elements were fascinating, and the characters were interesting. This book is not for the faint of heart (check the content warnings) but the descriptions of violence didn't feel gratuitous. Beukes did a great job making the other victims seem real, even in just a couple short chapters each. I do wish more time was spent on where things went wrong as Harper started making mistakes, but otherwise The Shining Girls is definitely something to read if you like thrillers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, and Grief

unicorndave's review against another edition

dark fast-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

3.5

The killing scenes are particularly brutal, as they are told from the victims' perspectives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, and Lesbophobia

rachal_e's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content

purecomedy's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Transphobia, and Medical content

Minor: Drug abuse and Abortion