Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Criminal by Karin Slaughter

14 reviews

coffeeandlibraries0907's review

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide

jenn_reads's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content and Terminal illness

meagsreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, and Murder

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

The only reason I give it four stars is because it explains so much about Will. However, as for readability, it was exhausting. I kept falling asleep and having to reread the same chapters over and over. I feel like I know so much better Amanda and Will though, that is worth all four stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

abby_can_read's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.0

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This book was good. It kept me entertained and interested. This wasn't my favorite in the series. The characters were alright, the relationships were fine, and the plot had a few twists.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Blood

Minor: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Abortion

kirstym25's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Torture, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Xenophobia

knitwitofthemonth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Torture, and Trafficking

Moderate: Rape and Religious bigotry

jordan_uhden's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

joshoonet's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

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

2.0

• The text is divided into two plotlines: present day and '74/'75. I enjoyed the present day parts much more, mainly because the other plot was absolutely full of slurs and -isms.
•  ...which is realistic for the police force in Atlanta, Georgia in the 70s, and one of the themes of the book are race and gender issues in the police. Still, it wasn't for me.
• The nature of the crimes is pretty unique and interesting, and i liked the last third of the book with all its turns and tense scenes the best.
• Overall: Probably gonna unhaul this one as soon as i need space on my shelves, apart from a couple of action scenes and some moments with Amanda Warner it didn't work for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Antisemitism, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

While murder, injury and rape are prevalent over the entirety of the book, most - if not all - of the slurs, discrimination and sexual harassment take place in the sections set in the 70s.

jackbifrost's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Torture, Blood, Antisemitism, and Trafficking

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, and Death of parent