Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

29 reviews

m0_x13's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Minor: Rape and Pregnancy

brittany_alleman_ayers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

Heartbreaking. Incredibly well researched and gripping.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

charlottesreadingweb's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Five stars for Ms. Hannah Kent. I listened to this book as an audiobook a couple years ago and it still sticks with me. It is beautifully written, making the world within the book extremely rich. Agnes is a character with no good choices, and yet, I left this story loving her none the less. One of the best books I have read in the thriller genre. Please read content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal death

folksong's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, and Rape

aseel_reads's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

this was a good read, I enjoyed all the description of the Icelandic nature and how that impacted their lives in the 1800s. I think I set myself up for disappointment in that I thought it would have a great plot twist but it was what I thought it would be originally, so I was little saddened by that but as a true crime story, makes sense 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Excrement, Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Murder

amooseinwater's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

So tragic and beautifully written. Explores the complexity of life as a woman, as a worker, as a human. The power of narrative to shape our life is a strong feature.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Violence

laurenw's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Religious bigotry

rosebud_reading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I think this story was well written and atmospheric. Agnes is a very sympathetic character up to a point. I have some minor hang-ups over the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

josefinceh's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, and Sexual content