Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Ararat by Christopher Golden

6 reviews

frankiedoesntsmile's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

It was a book that I read...

Neither bad nor good, it's just something that exists. Hence the 3 stars. 

Everything about this book is about subtlety and, unfortunately, it does not come across well in the writing. 

I often found myself thinking that I should DNF (even when I only had 30 pages left) Ararat because I've never had such a hard time connecting to a story.

It would probably make a better movie, honestly 😅

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Murder, and Sexism

trippyotter's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

I'd love to see this as a movie or mini series...

Golden navigated the twists and turns of various religious beliefs with perfection. 

But I will say, if you're even remotely a traditionalist when it comes to biblical tales or anti-occult/demonology, this is not the book for you. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Violence

little_book_witch's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Great premise, poor execution :( 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide attempt, Violence, Toxic relationship, Gore, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Body horror, Medical trauma, and Infidelity

stephanieluxton's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicide, Gun violence, Infidelity, Cancer, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Misogyny

raelindenberg's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

Depending on what you take away from the ending, it's either a cool open-ended approach to an ending OR kind of insulting. I read a lot into stuff (symbolism, allegories, etc), so based on that and other imagery and allusions made in the book, I found the ending a little insulting and kind of sexist, but I can see other readers NOT coming away with that reading. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Suicide

seanml's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

Noah, what happened. Come on man. 7/10.

Cons: A very quick-paced book, where we don’t get many quiet moments to explore many of the characters except for a handful. Once the threat is “revealed”, the tension stagnates. Although there’s still a will-they-won’t-they-make-it plot, there’s little guessing as to what’s going to happen. 

Pros: Archaeological horror! It’s the best subgenre and I always appreciate more of it! A great roster of characters that come from varying backgrounds and places, and the tensions and relationships between them are very much real to the world.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Animal death, Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content