Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

How to murder your Boss – McMasters Handbuch zum Morden by Rupert Holmes

112 reviews

morethanmylupus's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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If you enjoy dark humor, I highly recommend this read. The plot was easy to follow and it's full of dark jokes about murder. I read this one on audio and Neil Patrick Harris did an excellent job. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Suicide

tlbignerd's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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The narrators were excellent, and the story incredibly engaging. This is an incredibly funny book that has a pretty deep, dark storyline. We really get to understand why the targets need to be deleted, and have our own dislike for each of them. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Murder

zellizabeth8764's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence

drastichopeful's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really, really liked this book!  The characters were funny, the plotting was tense, and the ending was fantastic.  Saying too much more would spoil things.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Classism

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Transphobia

cozyscones's review against another edition

4.5

dark funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Suicide, Sexual harassment

Minor: Racism, Transphobia

breazy777's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Suicide

madamenovelist's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark funny informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder

Minor: Suicide

jessiereads98's review against another edition

4.25

dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Murder Your Employer is unique and so much fun. I’ve never read anything quite like it. Rupert Holmes utilizes humour masterfully to create a comedic murder mystery where you’re along for the murder. I love how he turned common phrases on their head along with utilizing tropes in unique ways. The description of settings also makes you feel like you’re right there in it without overdoing it on exposition. The use of Dean Harbringer Harrow as a narrator and interlocutor was genius and created a compelling flow through the unique tone the storytelling took.

This doesn’t quite make 5 stars for me as I felt the stories of Doria Maye and Gemma Lindley weren’t as well done as that of Cliff Iverson. At times those stories felt like they didn’t quite fit in with the rest or were rushed, creating an overall impression of a lack of focus. I wish the characters had interacted more than we got to see. I also didn’t particularly care for the ending to Doria’s story. The ending of Cliff and Gemma’s stories were predictable although not unsatisfactory. I just didn’t find the writing of the endings as compelling as the rest of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Death of parent, Alcohol

honeyenbee's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Racism, Pregnancy, Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief