Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

81 reviews

daniellekat's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

A perfect blend for readers who love character books and readers who love plot books. 
It’s been a while since I’ve read a book that I couldn’t put down. The beginning was confusing and slow, but the writing was worth pushing through. I’m glad I didn’t know much about this going in because I think that really helped me enjoy it and reflect on it. I wasn’t sure about the ending as soon as I had finished, but going back to read it again made me bump up my original rating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Confinement, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Mental illness and Gun violence

Minor: Murder, Violence, and Vomit

tmickey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Confinement

Moderate: Kidnapping and Gun violence

Minor: Suicide, Murder, and Vomit

marthadude's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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? No

5.0

This book is truly unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. It was a little slow and confusing at first but it picks up quickly and leaves you with the pieces of a much larger mystery. This will be a classic one day. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Slavery

Minor: Vomit

penofpossibilities's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Blood, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Violence, Vomit, and Gaslighting

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationship, and Fire/Fire injury

sketchydelusion's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Confinement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Kidnapping

Minor: Emotional abuse, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

aliyachaudhry's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Cursing, Vomit, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, and Trafficking

Moderate: Excrement, Mental illness, Murder, and Gun violence

sapphichaos's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gun violence and Slavery

Minor: Vomit and Violence

tulilipz's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

the beginning felt very slow, but then it got suuuuper interesting. i was totally captivated by the story. sadly the ending felt again flat… i still believe it’s a brilliant book though, and i do recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, and Death

Minor: Fatphobia and Vomit

levesc17's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow! What an unusual book; lovely and thought provoking, and fantastical. It’s told from one character journaling the whole story and the narrator’s voice is delightful and whimsical which guides you through the mystery of the plot effortlessly. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Murder and Vomit

corvuscorax's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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

Tedious and remarkably shallow for all its mythological references. Then again, fantasy was never my cup of tea. This just reminded me why.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Vomit, and Death

Minor: Child death