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Reviews tagging 'Murder'
Open Water: Winner of the Costa First Novel Award 2021 by Caleb Azumah Nelson
54 reviews
sydapel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, and Murder
vasha's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I'm only referring to the narration, because most of the dialogue is impoverished on purpose, the protagonist being reduced to few words or silence at important moments. The girlfriend's verbal skills are something for the protagonist to aspire to. She lyrically describes what dancing is like for her: "I’m making space and I’m dancing into the space. I’m like, dancing into the space the drums leave, you know, between the kick and the snare and the hat, where that silence lies, that huge silence, those moments and spaces the drums are asking you to fill." The protagonist answers less inventively by inviting her to a club where he says there's "an energy that's very freeing, a bunch of black people being themselves."
Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Terminal illness, and Cultural appropriation
writingcaia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
A love story of a man who is suffering because he cannot be free, because he’s is trapped in a world that has confined him to a label, to a skin he cannot change, even if he wanted to to, which he doesn’t. It is not an easy love thus, because he can’t face his demons, his frailty, his fear of drowning in the sorrow of his prison.
A beautiful and heart breaking tale, which if it hadn’t a open ending would be more appreciated 😅
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Police brutality
Minor: Death, Blood, Grief, and Murder
radfordmanor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
atipsygiraffe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, and Murder
brandie_abbie19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, and Murder
alexhaydon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Police brutality
Moderate: Gun violence and Murder
milliebrierley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death, Police brutality, and Murder
froggybooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder
chappej's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Murder