Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier

7 reviews

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Misogyny, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism and Fire/Fire injury

sarah_zaffiro's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

My least favorite du Maurier so far. She is usually an artist with her words, but the beginning of this felt contrived somehow. I also kind of guessed the ending. I wanted her to surprise me, but I was a little disappointed. I will probably read Rebecca again to make myself feel better lol 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Minor: Death of parent

basil_touche's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

2.5

I enjoyed the atmosphere and mystery in the first half of the book, but the later half really dragged on and meandered in parts. The fact that this book is well known for

smuggling and wreckers

but in reality features very little of it was very disappointing.

The main twist was incredibly predictable & how the narrative described the villain seemed a tad ableist to me. With that, the final act didn't live up to the build up the book was trying to create and went out with a wimper. I found it very difficult to make it through the last 100 pages or so, and I lost count over how many times the moors were described. It seemed as though the description took over the narrative for large chunks of it and when the scenery is mostly empty moors it gets repetitive. fast.

The romance was so lackluster as well, there wasn't enough time spent on it and some of their interactions came off as creepy, so that how it ended

(that Mary gives up her hopes of returning home to travel with Jem Merlyn, who very clearly doesn't see her as his equal)

annoyed me. Also there's a lot of sexism, I know it's from the 1930s but even for what I've read of Du Maurier's other works there is quite a lot here. Please read Frenchman's Creek by Du Maurier instead if you want to read a good romance by her.

This just wasn't what I was looking for, perhaps I'll have better luck with Rebecca if I want some good gothic literature from her and Moonfleet by John Meade Falkner for a story about

smuggling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Racial slurs and Death of parent

amelia_joan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

itsruthalicia's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Set in the harsh Cornish moors, the story really comes alive. I saw someone say that its almost like the setting is a character in itself, and I think that's a really good way of putting it. The plot is captivating (although at points feels a little tedious) and has a really good twist near the end. You really feel for Aunt Patience and the way she and consequentially Mary are trapped. Parts of the novel do feel very stereotypical/clichéd especially Mary's love interest, although the context of when the book was written must also be borne in mind. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Gun violence and Sexual harassment

electrogrey's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Not as good as 'Rebecca' but definitely gets better as the story progresses. Last 5/10 chapters I was unable to put the book down, lots of plot twists as well

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Gun violence

Minor: Alcoholism

booksandmo's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting