Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

81 reviews

heini's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Animal cruelty

lovelylilelle's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Cancer, Alcohol, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Body shaming

Minor: Abortion and Adult/minor relationship

twoheaded_boy's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

this was so fucking weird

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

readingisforhotgirls's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

jesus fucking christ?????? looking back and considering how much i actually kinda loved my year of rest and relaxation, i thought i would love death in her hands by moshfegh. unhinged girlboss books are my forte after all - but god, (or Ghod) i hated this. i was counting down pages until the ending just hoping it would pick up somewhere and i just got so bored. yes, it was a slow burn, but not the good kind. literally nothing fucking happened. like at all. the commentary was quite nice but not really up my ally. i can’t deny moshfegh’s impeccable talent though, i can tell why people are die-hard fans. oh, and talk about an unreliable narrator!!!! i actually loved that aspect, i thought it was so interesting to read a novel with 90% of it being the internal monologue of an elderly woman and her slow, yet well deserved, descent into madness. anyway, so much more could have been given but it just was not giving </3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

notatallsydney's review against another edition

dark tense

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

talina's review

dark slow-paced

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

0.5

Hated it.

She murders her own dog. Would not recommend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

abbystevenson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cancer, and Murder

miaaisha's review

medium-paced

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

3.5

The only Moshfegh book I've read prior to this one was My Year of Rest and Relaxation and I've noticed a pattern on how she describes plum characters.. it's not good.. Perhaps there's something with that and dogs..?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Fatphobia

v1rgo's review against another edition

4.0

yassified and depressionpilled

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

alyson's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Blood, Animal cruelty, and Animal death