Reviews tagging 'Death'

Jane: A Murder by Maggie Nelson

8 reviews

katharinaamaliae's review

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.25

I read this in an hour and a half, wich doesn't happen to me really often, but this was just so beautiful. The writing was amazing and for me, someone who barely reads poetry, also easy to understand, but at the same time it wasn't too simple. 
Maybe I just read it too fast, but I didn't feel that much of a connection to Jane throughout the book, wich I thought was kinda disappointing, but that was really the only thing I didn't like. Amazing book, and got me out of a reading slump so plus points for that.

I want so much-to be versatile, charming, warm, deep, intelligent, accomplishing something, loving,
fooling around, giving instead of getting, cheery not driven, sure not uncertain, possessing not anticipating, answers not questions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Violence, Rape, and Sexual violence

readingtotravel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Grief, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Blood and Cursing

Minor: Gun violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

lady_bountiful's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Death, Grief, and Violence

rochidiaz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Truly unlike anything else I've ever read. Maggie Nelson is one of the best writers of our time, the way she put together this book is so perfect and unique. Incredible and heartbreaking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

laynie_rearick's review

dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, and Sexual violence

jodunn_'s review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Rape

focusfiction's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

This was a continuous gut punch and some of the passages in here will stay with me forever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Sexual violence

demo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, and Sexual assault