Reviews tagging 'Murder'

We Are the Light by Matthew Quick

26 reviews

purplejumping's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Murder

emma_reards's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This book had a really slow start and I had to force myself to continue picking it up. I did enjoy last 100 pages significantly more than the rest of the book and was happy with how everything wrapped up.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, and Murder

lisettemarie's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

cmklaft's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

ulviyyask's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicide

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Stalking

nbaker83's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Some parts of this book were heartbreakingly beautiful and some parts were odd and dragged on. Perhaps it might have made more sense and resonated more with me if I had experience dealing with depression and severe trauma. I had high hopes for this and really wanted to love it, but at the end of the day I just thought that on balance it was ok.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

laheath's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Emotional story of a town, one man in particular, trying to heal after a tragic event. Told through his letters to his Jungian analyst, the grief and devastation are palpable, but the story is ultimately hopeful in its telling of forgiveness and rebuilding.

Strong trigger warning for this book but worth it if you can get through the difficult material. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

Minor: Sexual content

chelle22's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, and Murder

annieecusack's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

This book was alright; I wish there had been more analysis of the narrator’s thoughts as opposed to descriptions of events throughout the book to better incorporate the ending into the rest of the story, and create a more psychological environment, which seemed to be a goal but was a bit poorly executed.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

katiieecat's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis