Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay

91 reviews

uhhlexiconic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Forcing the reader to decide their own truth based on multiple forms of unreliable narration--by a child, through memory, from television and blog posts--A Head Full of Ghosts wears its influences proudly and finds a chilling tale in familiar material.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

readbycarina's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Blood, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide attempt

ashleyalyse's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Vomit, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Excrement

dargent94's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Vomit

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse

ohhthehorrors's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

alicelalicon's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Pedophilia

yeuniversse's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

petrolfox's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Dysphoria

rachaelallyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Confinement, Abandonment, and Alcohol

teafrog's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Body horror, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail