Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

17 reviews

bookswithgeorgia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Hate crime, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Death, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

juliaathomsonnn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Timeline moves in a very confusing way at first (backwards)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Murder, Abortion, Violence, Sexism, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Medical content

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this! It did start off slow, but I got into it when I started to learn and care about the characters. I really liked the topics did and how they were discussed. I learned a lot. I do wish that this was told a different way. I wish it was from start to Finish not kind of the finish to the start and then the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Gore, Terminal illness, Blood, Cancer, Cursing, Sexism, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, Violence, Physical abuse, and Vomit

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

Even with the weird plot structure that kept confusing me (the book is written backward), I can’t discredit the way Jodi tells a story. The social commentary, the unexpected plot twist, the dissection of the human experience, and the understanding that everything is complex. This is a story about women. Their choices, their secrets, their battles, their love. Another stellar Picoult novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Religious bigotry, Cancer, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Abortion, Death, Infertility, Medical content, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Gun violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Mass/school shootings, and Violence

rosalind's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Confinement, Death, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Classism, and Cancer

haz19's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Gun violence, Violence, Death, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Pregnancy, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Cancer, Child death, Incest, and Sexual harassment

sfmarsh's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Gun violence, Violence, Pregnancy, Murder, and Mass/school shootings