Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Das strömende Grab: Ein Fall für Cormoran Strike by Robert Galbraith

46 reviews

booksandcats's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Trafficking and Murder

isabellaoliveira's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Dementia, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Self harm

tillyjournals's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Fatphobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

hugsowls's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

kitpotter's review against another edition

dark 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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Minor: Dementia

wifeslife's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

marlisenicole's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

beccabou's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

The amount of times this book made me gasp in shock! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Religious bigotry, and Stalking

bonnie92's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

jhbandcats's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I love all the Cormoran Strike books - they get better and better with increasing complexity of Strike and Robin’s characters. There are complaints that this one, at close to 1000 pages, is too long, but I found the story so riveting that I never felt the plot was unnecessarily long. The occasional dry humor is a relief from all the tension - it feels good to laugh when there’s nothing remotely laughable about the story as a whole. 

This entry in the series is particularly horrific. I knew the part about Robin going undercover in a cult was going to be tense but I didn’t know it would be quite as terrifying as it was. I found myself consumed with dread as I read it and kept having to stop and pull back from the story. 

I did have trouble keeping the relationships of the characters straight. There were a lot of people and parentage wasn’t always what the cult leaders claimed. The next time I read this I’ll make a cheat sheet so I can remember who’s who. 

I’m already looking forward to the next in the series. I hope there are a lot more books to come. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Trafficking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment