Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The North Water by Ian McGuire

12 reviews

stepfarmer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective 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

4.25

if i hadn't watched the show based upon this book, i might not have picked it up at all. that being said, it's an enjoyable short read, if a bit stomach-churning at parts. mcguire has a stunning ability to capture character voice, and i enjoyed how he explored the idea of man vs man and man as beast thru sumner and drax's characters. def recommend for anyone interested in lost-at-sea type of stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Medical trauma, Animal death, Racism, Excrement, Drug use, Animal cruelty, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Religious bigotry, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, War, and Cursing

brief scene of necrophilia

ztkrogman's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

libeccio's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Colonisation, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Medical content

kastionsol's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Colonisation, and Racism

lamorna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Addiction

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Animal cruelty, and Outing

laura_jayne's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Sexual assault and Pedophilia

kilt's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, and Rape

hojichad's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Reads like a script.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, and Racial slurs

bruinrocks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Gore, Violence, Animal death, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cursing, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Blood, Animal cruelty, Addiction, and Abandonment

sirissacgluten's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Child death

Moderate: Addiction, Vomit, Sexual content, Racism, Homophobia, Drug use, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, and Cannibalism