Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

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

72 reviews

mrscav's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book isn’t as dark and menacing as I thought it would be! It actually turned out to be quite an insightful, sometimes comical and sometimes sad, commentary on humans and our institutions. Yes, the apparent commentary is provided through a darker narrative, but I ended up having so many philosophical and moral conversations as I moved through each characters’ stories. I think the use of a darker and over-the-top narrative worked so perfectly! In no way does this book justify such violence (nor should it), but I do think it starts great conversations and it was a fun read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

4.75

funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is labeled as Volume 1, and while the author wrote himself a loophole in case he really doesn't want to continue, I need more! I'm doing mental math based on when this was published vs. when it is set and I think Harrow may have been like 100 years old, unless the Guide was published in-universe at a different time than this physical copy has been published. This kind of mental knotting up is precisely what this book feels like all the way through in the most fun way possible. I was watching minor characters with a side-eye waiting for them to become more relevant, so I expect sequels so I can read [REDACTED] get deleted. Also, I swear the janitorial and waitstaff have something up their sleeves. Maybe with Gemma's fate, we can get a bigger glimpse at it. There are so many plays on words and puns, I can't believe it never overstepped from charming and cheeky to straight-up annoying. I think this series could really play on the idea of 'who deserves to die' vs. 'who deserves to kill', which McMasters seems to try and uphold a moral standard for...mostly... I think I would like to explore the campus a bit deeper, especially the Poison Garden and the Menagerie. ALSO THE AUTHOR WROTE AND SANG "ESCAPE (THE PIÑA COLADA SONG)"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Sexual harassment

Blackmailing

niliii's review against another edition

4.75

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I actually really enjoyed this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Death, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Suicide attempt

mtnest's review against another edition

4.0

funny informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

chris_reads's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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: Complicated

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Very good whimsical fun. The narration was cheeky and full of deadly euphemisms. The 1950s academic setting really worked here. The characters were surprisingly sympathetic given their field of study. The murders and methods were creative and complex. And I especially loved the audiobook performance. 
There was one aspect that kind of bothered me: That being a side character using a cross-dresser, though fictitious, as the scapegoat for their plans. While it's certainly a unique means of execution, I don't like the implications. Though I don't think we're meant to particularly like this character or agree with her, so I can't speak to any underlying bias of the author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicide

Minor: Body shaming, Rape, Transphobia, Death of parent, Alcohol

workplace harassment

kat1105's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment

jenn_reads's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia

Blackmail

bekah1210's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious slow-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: Death, Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexual harassment

brewingespresso's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous 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: Complicated

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I really enjoyed this adventurous take on a murder mystery! Instead of finding out “who dun it” you’re finding out how they did it; and on top of that you’re in the rare position of not only knowing who “they” are, but rooting for them! I think this should be enjoyed in the audiobook form if possible as Neil Patrick Harris and Simon Vance provide a funny, memorable performance! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide

honeywine's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious tense 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: Yes

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This books starts out a little on the slow side (which is surprising given what it’s about) but once I got around 50 pages in, it really took off for me. It’s definitely a dark comedy with a lot of joke of the “oh hohoho wasn’t that a clever turn of phrase” category. 

By the end, I stayed up way way way too late in order to finish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Murder

Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail