Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana

75 reviews

lish02's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Death, Child abuse, Violence, Vomit, Mental illness, Child death, Ableism, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, and Gore

thereadingdude's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Self harm, Rape, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit

l3xi3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Eating disorder, Incest, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Blood, Gore, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Torture, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Violence, and Toxic relationship

missgrangerr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

THIS BOOK! Easily one of the best books I have ever read. This is one that settles into your bones and will not let go. I will be thinking of this book for a long time. If you can handle strong trigger warning situations I would highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Torture, Child abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Incest, Pedophilia, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

bookscellarhaunts's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

1.0

Trigger Warnings: sexual abuse,  depression,  suicide,  eating disorder,  murder,  incest, necrophilia, possession, and body mutilation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Blood, Body horror, Suicide, Rape, Murder, Child death, Death, Child abuse, and Incest

phoenixfire's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Sexual violence, Ableism, Murder, Death, Blood, and Incest

Moderate: Grief, Racial slurs, and Child death

mconroy9137's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Racism, Incest, Misogyny, Body horror, Child death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexism, Murder, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Ableism, Body horror, and Eating disorder

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Vomit, Abortion, Domestic abuse, War, and Cursing

mblanke's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Death, and Suicide

cjcrawfish's review

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Gore, Death, and Rape

Moderate: Child death and Eating disorder

sargasso_c's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

4.25

Truly horrific but beautifully written. Worth a read if you can stomach it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Body horror, Medical content, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Cursing, Racism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape, Abortion, Alcohol, Grief, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide