Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Fury by Alex Michaelides

62 reviews

acrosstheskyinstars's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

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The book you think you're going to get going in is absolutely not the book delivered, but it's a wild ride. Nothing you can't see coming, but if you love dark themes with terrible people who are wildly unpredictable narrators, then this might be the book for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Sexual violence

theangrystackrat's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I know any time I read Michaelides there is an epic twist coming but I did not realize how deep he would go. This was excellent. A fast paced, mind bending read from start to finish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking

erikajosephison's review against another edition

3.5

lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Didn't enjoy as much as the Silent Patient - but it was good as far as thrillers go. The author is excellent at writing unreliable, morally-grey narrators and that makes all of the books a little more fun - to try to determine if the person telling the story is telling the truth. The twist was alright, though fairly predictable.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence

miggyfool's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

briannahege's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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So many twists and turns in this book and they come at you fast! Sometimes hard to keep up with due to a lot of back and forth but it definitely keeps you on your toes!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Murder

Minor: Bullying

honeybeewitched87's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

missgrangerr's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Felt there is a lot of things we’re mentioned in passing throughout the book which were never called back to or elaborated on that would have made for a better story.  Ending felt rushed, unimaginative, and lackluster.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Stalking, Abandonment

Minor: Animal death

cloudreader2948's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A solid mystery thriller from Alex Michaelides. Better than The Maidens but not as good as the Silent Patient. The non-linear storyline and first person limited voice made it a really fun read. None of the characters are likeable but they're interesting enough that you want to know what happens to them. 

If you liked Saltburn, you'll like this book. It's not the same level of sexually charged but it has the same outsider vibes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol

cnlarge's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

kimveach's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book was a long, slow tease, but it worked for me.  I liked the twists and turns, misdirection, and unreliable narrator.  If you like this author's style, I think you'll like this book as much as I did.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism