Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

120 reviews

hannahsheil's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

(2.5)

I just couldn’t get into the style of writing (I.e., breaking the fourth wall, cliches out the wazoo, punny and sarcastic quips, etc.) and a lot of it felt like he had to really really spell it all out for the reader, too much for even a mystery novel where everything gets revealed at the end.

I do think it’s unique that they’re not all bloodthirsty, intentional murderers, but that everyone HAS killed someone, even by accident or whatever — unique way of changing up the content from the title.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Chronic illness and Car accident

mazzreads86's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty

booksthoughtsandtea's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

The big reveal really got me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Fun, unpredictable, satisfying ending, mystery, five star, who done it, worth the hype,

taranakituturu's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This book is written in a really unique style. I found it very engaging. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

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

etbishop's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury

ground's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility

Minor: Child death and Vomit