Reviews tagging 'Death'

De schemerpoort by Jeanette Winterson

7 reviews

balfies's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I don't normally read horror but I will read Jeanette winterson any day of the week. This was a spectacularly gruesome historical fiction about witches in England in 1612, centring on Alice Nutter. 

Vivid magical realism, compelling spellcraft, and prose so textured I could feel the walls.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Incest, Death, Torture, Blood, Misogyny, Violence, and Murder

victoria_catherine_shaw's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, and Incest

theghostintheattic'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Excrement, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Death, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Incest, Murder, Blood, Pedophilia, Rape, and Vomit

rainbowrachel's review against another edition

dark fast-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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Pedophilia, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Confinement, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Death, Religious bigotry, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Sexual assault, and Violence

vigil's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

1.0

i used to have a long review here, but i think it’s better if i just left it at: it didn’t need to be written. genuinely. no theme, shallow characters, and a plot that only occasionally made sense. she dishes out sexual violence a lot , which i don’t inherently have issues with but it has little bearing on the plot and character beyond a sentence or paragraph at best, so why bother to include it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Excrement, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

hannahb's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Rape, and Torture

laetty's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Excrement, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture