Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger

32 reviews

kierstratton's review against another edition

4.0

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This novel was really something, and it definitely provides the reader a lot to think about and ponder on throughout and after. The epilogue was a great touch, and actually the entire book was really great. I liked this a lot. Actually was about to start to read This Tender Land, and then I learned that this was somewhat of an older brother to it, so I went into this one first. The audiobook includes an interview with William Kent Krueger at the end which I enjoyed a lot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Murder, Alcohol

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Outing, War

kenzienoellereads's review

4.0

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After I read THE RIVER WE REMEMBER last year, I knew I had to dive into this author’s backlist! 

I get pulled into his stories from page 1 and never want to put them down. This is only my second by him, but his stories seemed to center on Midwest, small towns, post war and deal with so many themes while also being a piece of history of the time and a mystery throughout. While I enjoyed RIVER more, I’m excited to read more from him!

**my biggest frustration with this author (and many male authors in general) is their need to graphically describe women’s bodies. The size of three different women’s breasts were discussed and it’s just gross and adds nothing to the story. Ugh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Murder

Moderate: Suicide

rainey_so_hot's review

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-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: Yes

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Thought provoking and very well written. Though there were parts of the story I really would have liked to see be explored more in depth, I really enjoyed reading this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Murder

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, War

Minor: Cursing, Terminal illness, Stalking, Abortion

amcaslow's review

4.0

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racism

Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol, War

austin_b_64's review

2.5

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

booknerdsince74's review

5.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide attempt, Murder

cfptak's review

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Racism, Alcohol

jalapeno89's review against another edition

3.0

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I read this book to complete the Book Girls “Lifetime of Reading” challenge. The prompt was to read a story told from the perspective of a teenager. I had mixed feelings while reading this book. I think I went into it believing that it was more of a mystery novel, but that doesn’t accurately describe this book. It is definitely more of a coming-of-age story and touches on themes of grief, forgiveness and grace. 

I listened to the audiobook version and enjoyed the narrator. There were some parts that kept me hooked, and other portions where I struggled to stay engaged. I know many others really enjoyed this story, but it didn’t personally speak to me in the same way.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder

juliehaurykiewicz's review

3.0

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Religious bigotry, Murder

lemanley's review

4.25

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Pregnancy