Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

54 reviews

sareidle's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Addiction, Blood, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol

beetree's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Loved how this was structured and narrated.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Car accident, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Self harm, Confinement, Death of parent, Addiction, Suicide, Torture, Infertility, and Injury/Injury detail

skersnick's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Grief, Blood, Child death, Gore, Medical content, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Pregnancy, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Child abuse

elaineh7's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was super unique and the way it broke the fourth wall so often. It was super funny. The first half of the book was really fast paced and engaging but the second half slowed down in pace for me. The ending was surprising and very satisfying. I did find it to be a little convoluted at times 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Suicide, Vomit, Torture, Drug abuse, Child death, and Addiction

Moderate: Kidnapping

gondorgirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Gore, Blood, Murder, Confinement, Death, Child death, Addiction, Bullying, Death of parent, Suicide, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Torture, and Violence

kayschwe's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Medical content, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Body horror, Infidelity, Addiction, Child death, Infertility, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Suicide, Torture, and Vomit

aloeverra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

4.75

A very fun read and listen (I did a little of both). The author has a great way with words and descriptions. I loved the family dynamic and how it transitions in the book. It was great to enjoy a surprising plot that also looks hard at family problems and the idea of hero and anti-hero.  I only didn't make 5 stars for me because there were still sometimes I felt the plot and how it was presented to us became overly convoluted, but in the end things wrap up nicely. I can't wait to pick up his next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Vomit, Child death, Kidnapping, and Infidelity

Emotional Abuse Content

The main character's mother is terrible about ostracizing and actively disowning the main character. They both gain understanding later in the book, but it's pretty hard to read at the start

Torture Context

this involves past description of choking and suffocating, though it is not described as it happens from any of the victim's perspectives. It is brought up and talked about 3 or 4 times.

arlaubscher's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Suicide, Car accident, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Infertility

mckinleyelle's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Infertility, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Drug use, Torture, Suicide, and Drug abuse

azalya01's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.5

What an interesting mystery! I really enjoyed the unique style of this book. The narration is fresh and keeps you excited for the next chapter. I highly recommend this book if you like a good mystery that surrounds interesting and sympathetic characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit

Minor: Torture, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts