Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

38 reviews

dixiecarroll's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this and found the concept to be incredibly intriguing and captivating. I do think that it fell a little flat in certain areas, but I was still eager to keep going and will recommend to everyone! It’s a sweeping family saga plagued with death - look up triggers before hand because it’s filled with them all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Grief, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Suicide

bradycherish's review

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty and Racism

amandaformby's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Death, Medical content, Grief, Drug use, Abortion, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Suicide, and Mental illness

script's review

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.0

Interesting book which made me stop and think

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Suicide

Moderate: Animal cruelty

amy_park's review against another edition

hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.0

I expected more from this novel. The premise was really intriguing but the execution fell flat for me. The novel explores the lives of 4 siblings but with the overall length of the book being just over 400 pages, I felt each sibling's section was very rushed, and I didn't emotionally connect with any of the stories. Many important topics were explored but again I felt the book tried to cover too much, as it skimmed across things that's could have been explored more. I liked Klara's story out of the 4 siblings due to the magician elements, feminism and mental health tropes. Overall, spread too thin and writing style wasn't for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Animal cruelty

empiepaps's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty and Abortion

archivofrances's review against another edition

inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Racism, Terminal illness, and Religious bigotry

jessthanthree's review

emotional sad medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Eating disorder, Violence, Mental illness, and Racism

Minor: Racial slurs

shortskirtsandsarcasm's review against another edition

medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Suicide

rosalie362819's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Grief, Mental illness, Hate crime, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicide and Animal cruelty

Minor: Abortion, Pregnancy, Genocide, and Eating disorder