Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

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

37 reviews

el2319's review against another edition

2.75

dark funny mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexism, Transphobia, Sexual harassment

Minor: Racism, Suicide, Pregnancy

cmbohn's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark funny lighthearted 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

Graphic: Bullying, Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment

Minor: Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy

nclausel25's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Death of parent

Minor: Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Alcohol

hannahsheil's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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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Fun and enjoyable quirky book, nothing super enlightening or jaw dropping, but I enjoyed it. Love all of the anti-capitalism realness. 

As always, I love a book with a map & the description of McMasters sounds idyllic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Pregnancy

parks_sb's review against another edition

2.75

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It took a bit to get into this book. The premise is neat and the language use is fun and intentional. The setting of the book diverges at one point and I wish it had developed a little more before the change

I would have enjoyed more world building on the campus before the “students” left to complete their “theses”

. I was very disappointed by the presence of transphobia/homophobia/racist micro-aggressions towards the end of the text. It is set in the 1950s & I’ve seen some comments arguing that the author was trying to replicate realities of the time… but I disagree. These descriptions seemed unnecessary and harmful.  one plot point hinged on transphobia in a very weird way.

One of the female “deletists” (murderers) cross-dressed and also deposited evidence that was used to conceal her identify and “embarrass” the victim posthumously (simultaneously implying that sex between 2 men would be such a scandal & reiterating harmful and dangerous stereotypes about trans people).

  The female characters also experienced sexual violence &/or harassment and lacked much character development. There was also a strange pro-life argument squeezed into some of the final pages. I had higher hopes for this book but the content warnings mentioned above left a very bad taste.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia

Minor: Pregnancy

kayschwe's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Suicide, Transphobia, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy

thewolfishgal's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Murder

Minor: Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

applecinnamon27's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment

stripelesszebra's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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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This book reminded me heavily of a modern, AU Count of Monte Cristo. It starts slow, but stick with it; the story is well worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder

Minor: Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy

cranshrooms's review against another edition

4.25

funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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This book was a lot of fun! The style is innovative and engaging, it eas easy to invest in the characters and their stories, and the end was very satisfying. The afterword, however, felt rather on the nose and undeserved.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment

Minor: Chronic illness, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Transphobia, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy