Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

819 reviews

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

fallandfox's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

 Kya Clark, conhecida como a “menina do brejo”, mora em Barkley Cove, uma cidade costeira da Carolina do Norte. Uma moça sensata e inteligente que sobreviveu anos sozinha no pântano que ela chama de lar, tendo como amigas e a areia como professora. Anos depois, quando dois jovens da cidade ficam intrigados com sua beleza selvagem, Kya se permite experimentar uma nova vida -- até um deles aparecer morto. 

A princípio, o meu objetivo era, após terminar o audiobook ir ver o filme, mas passei um tempo pós leitura refletindo que esqueci.
Eu entrei com expectativas altas por ler resenha de pessoas que leram para o clube da Reese's book club, eu adorei a leitura e consigo entender porque fez tanto sucesso. 
 Como escrevi antes, fiz a leitura pelo audiobook no audible em português. A escrita da autora em conjunto da narração da Tatiane Pasquali foi boa e consegui me deixar presa na história. 
 A kya é uma pessoa com muito sofrimento na sua história, já começamos a leitura sobre seu pai alcoólatra e violento e a mãe que vai embora abandonado Kya, antes do resto dos familiares fazerem o mesmo, deixando a garota sendo uma pré-adolescente sozinha e não aprender a interagir com as pessoas, e somente às vezes tendo alguém lhe sendo gentil e a ajudando. 
 O cenário do livro e o pântano de Kya e a cidade ao lado, quando ela contribuiu o mundo do livro a autora teve o detalhamento nas personagens secundários e principalmente em comparar a segurança que a personagem sentia com os animais e natureza em relação ao opressivo cenário do preconceito das pessoas. 
 Espero que minha resenha faça alguém sentir vontade de ler, foi uma boa experiência para mim e adorei o desenvolvimento que valeu a pena a leitura e um final que me deixou surpresa, mas fez sentido. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, and Classism

Moderate: Murder

fishface2564's review

emotional mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Murder

hrushton01's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

I’m obsessed with this book! I picked it up blind and didn’t know what I was getting in to at all, but once I was about a third of the way through I couldn’t get enough!

THANK GOD Kya and Tate got together in the end, I would have been very mentally unwell if they didn’t. Also the bomb at the very end of Kya as Amanda Hamilton and the evidence of her killing Chase??? INSANE!

I usually don’t love books written in third person but I loved this once and I think it was necessary in order to include so many different perspectives (mainly Tate’s). 5 stars for sure!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal death, Racism, Blood, and Car accident

melancolei's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Murder

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

reveillerose's review against another edition

reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

The best part of the story is hearing about Kya's collection of specimens from the marsh.  I also appreciated that the book's ending was far more surprising than the movie depicted. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

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

taranasaurus6's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Murder, Outing, and Classism

itshrewsbury's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Beautiful descriptive language but falls behind in dialogue (also not a fan of the author, upon further research. Makes the plot of this book too on the nose)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Murder and Abandonment