Reviews tagging 'Death'

Les brumes de Babylone by Michael McDowell

9 reviews

lulublanche368's review against another edition

dark sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Minor: Rape

tobermueller's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Alcohol, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

jensen1's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

No one does it quite like Michael McDowell. McDowell is to Deep South as king is to Maine. 

Though Blackwater remains my favorite, this has an awesome dose of vengeance more than the others I’ve read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Rape, and Murder

electrifyingpenguin's review against another edition

dark medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Murder

tristan_lince's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

A truly dark and twisted revenge-from-beyond-the-grave tale that spans not just supernatural horror, but terrifyingly real sociopathy that can only come from the human mind. The bad guy in this book is one of the most deplorable I've read about in recent memory, and boy does he get his just desserts, in a horrifying five-page finale that cracks like a whip.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Car accident, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Rape

Minor: Misogyny

archaicrobin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Michael McDowell has a way of writing slow-burn horror that is always worth it in the end if you can just hang in there. This is the second novel I’ve read by McDowell and just like the Elementals, the reader spends a majority of the book learning the characters and the dynamics before the true horror sets in. This is not for everyone, if you’re looking for a fast paced horror I would not recommend McDowell, but if you’re looking for a gothic slow burn horror that had some truly terrifying scenes then I definitely would suggest you at least check him out.

Cold Moon Over Babylon takes place in a small Florida town where a young local girl is viciously murdered for no apparent reason one stormy night. From there the girl begins to reach from beyond the grace to seek vengeances. The synopsis is simple, because this novel is simple in its premise and yet so haunting, making it a great ghost story. While this was slow paced most of the time, when the horror did appear it was riveting! I would suggest this to anyone that doesn’t mind older horror (this was written in the 70s so has some issues) and is looking for good ghost story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Misogyny, Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Racial slurs

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Omg, this was a fantastic read! Absolutely gutted me in the best possible way, and definitely made it on my list of favorite horror. Would recommend to anyone who enjoys southern gothic horror. Michael McDowell is a master of the genre!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Body horror, Grief, Blood, Murder, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Animal death, Fatphobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent, Rape, and Pregnancy

jaymagnus's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Death

Minor: Child death, Pregnancy, and Rape

theremightbecupcakes's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence