Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

36 reviews

torismazarine's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Antisemitism, Car accident, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual content, and War

_meganno's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-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: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Homophobia

mathildemroy's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Vomit, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, and Emotional abuse

niccolowilliam's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

Wow. Damn.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Suicide attempt, Classism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Alcohol, Religious bigotry, Outing, and Antisemitism

Minor: Police brutality and War

peonydancer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I think I might've enjoyed it more if it was a little sped up, and if

more crimes were committed than just the one murder that was already described at the start of the book

 
But still, the writing was lovely, and the description of a psychotic and totally unreliable narrator was wonderful. I did find the ending a little confusing at first, as 

I wasn't sure if Julian was actually dead or not, or if Paul got institutionalized or not, and it was rather vague and confusing

but after a little while, I did understand the reference that Julian put in his letter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Stalking, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Animal death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

danaaliyalevinson's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

5.0

Two disaffected queer Jewish teens are drawn into each other’s arms and pull each other down a dark path from which neither can escape. That’s the most I can say without spoiling things. This book is dark as hell. It also pulled off a rare feat. The story could’ve been very pulpy and quick paced. Like the story itself feels like it could’ve been a snappy, dark, Palahniuk book. But instead, it really focused on the interior lives of the characters and stayed quite literary from start to finish. The characters were also incredibly  fascinating, despite, and often because of their maladaptive  thoughts and behavior. And the writing still made me root for them when they were doing despicable things. The prose is gorgeous as well. The ending is jaw dropping. Highly recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Grief, and Murder

opossumom's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, Classism, Animal death, Antisemitism, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Drug use

Minor: Sexual assault and Forced institutionalization

michaelferlazzo's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Ok, is it no plot just vibes? Maybe, but just imagine only bad vibes. A book full of red flags, no joke, if you know, you know. Paul and Julian both need to get over themselves already, you’re both not that great ok? What great prose, such a depressing book about the terrible things people can convince themselves to do and it’s so well written. Would not recommend, but had an interesting time reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Death, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Cursing

dragonbubbles14's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Antisemitism, and Self harm

Minor: Sexual assault and Suicide

hanna_hllqvist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Suicidal thoughts and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Animal death, and Homophobia

Minor: Rape and Car accident