Reviews tagging 'Death'

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

212 reviews

fierygecko's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was actually just so much fun to read. I think Ernest is hilarious, and he makes a really clever narrator. The Cunningham family is a hot mess of characters that fill out the story; I kept oscillating between rooting for them and excitedly waiting for their potential deaths. The way this story is written reminds me of the Knives Out movies with a more comedic tone and that was all I could have asked for. It's also not very dark even though it's a murder mystery, which I liked. The plot twist wasn't as satisfying as I had hoped but it still shocked me because I absolutely didn't see it coming. I wish I could read it again for the first time, but a reread in the future will have to do.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicide, and Death of parent

ergaich's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Vomit

justlikeothergirls's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

babylonghorn's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Infertility and Mental illness

holly_keimig's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I was hooked from the synopsis and the book grabbed on and never let go. It had twists and turns and I never could quite stay on top of everything that was happening. It felt a lot like the movie Knives Out, but fresh and different at the same time. The Cunningham family has gathered at a mountain resort to welcome one of their own who has been in jail. It may seem like you know the whole story, but trust me, you don't. If you enjoy humor and mystery and family drama, I highly recommend picking this one up! The audio was very well done too and enjoyable to listen to. The voice for Ernie was perfect!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder

maryconney's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Vomit, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

katieo156's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

The mystery got a bit too convoluted in the end to be really enjoyable, but I did enjoy the humor and narrator throughout. My big sticking point before the big reveals was partially because of that perspective- in a book that repeatedly tells you you're being told the truth, I couldn't suspend disbelief for

his hand. A broken wrist would be one thing- he degloved (and crushed) his fucking hand, didn't get proper treatment for what, 48 hours? Him running around in snowmobiles and researching and generally moving as if he was just a bit sore was just too much to be believed, besides the fact that his hand was glued to and then ripped out of an oven mitt- how is this man not in septic shock? I just don't see the point in such a gruesome injury if it gets played back almost immediately.

This also feels like it was written by someone who hasn't interacted much with kids because the ages are very off for a critical scene.

If the youngest was five, they were all well old enough to unlock and open the car doors. I'm forgetting exact ages, but Michael had to be 8/9 at least, right?

We also just skimmed over the total

lack of police too easily- if Lucy posted on instagram and Juliette and Ern were able to research the Black Tongue from the resort, someone was able to call 911 when there was no one but the useless Crawford days in. At least point out that it seems weird!

Rant done! It was fun enough! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, and Grief

whalls_'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Murder

sielke's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, and Murder

ilkjen's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

4.0

Am I still confused about what exactly happened and why? Yes. Yes I am. But I was just so happy to be along for the ride that I don’t care. Ern has a dry sorta humor and lived him as the “reliable narrator.”

I’ll likely reread this again someday to have more context while I’m going through it to hopefully catch all of the things that were laid out along the way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child death, Death, Torture, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, and Kidnapping