Reviews tagging 'Death'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

458 reviews

julia201's review

adventurous inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, and Abandonment

hannahnelson2's review

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This book got me back into reading. It was a quick read with a plot that hooked me. Well written with strong character development and interesting twists. Definitely a recommended read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Murder

marileysan's review

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

martina96's review

emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Murder

miamagsonne's review

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious sad fast-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

5.0

Loved the movie and finally read the book (better than the movie of course) 
Beautifully written, good storyline, real characters, full on emotions and wisdom

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Abandonment

ch3llou's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Sexism, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

serenitysky98's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Death of parent

mezaphorically's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

A solid and captivating read for the first 2/3rds. As the climax and wind down kick in, it starts to get rather eye-rolly. Largely, this is because knowing anything about the author and her own alleged criminality drastically cheapens the experience. If one were to go into this completely blind on that manner, as many did upon release, this would certainly be a worthy 4/4.5 star book. The writing is solid, Owens' descriptions are as beautiful as they are informed, and each chapter knows just when and how to end to keep you reading. It really is good and I do recommend it. This being said, I bought my copy for $1 at a library sale and that's really the only way I would go about procuring it. Find it used and for cheap.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Racism and Sexual assault

Minor: Racial slurs

thaleia_ragoussi's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cursing, Infertility, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

oliviapi2010's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

Probably one of the best books I’ve ever read. I cried to many times to count. I read it months ago and still think about it on a daily basis. It was heartbreaking and emotional. Overall I recommend and would kill to read it for the first time again 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment