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ziuzia's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Child death, Death, and Sexism
3shinywindows's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, and Death
Moderate: Child death and Suicide
urfriendash's review
- 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
3.0
I thought the story was predictable, the characters uninteresting, the writing alright, and the ending a bit unsatisfying. I don’t believe this is a terrible story, I just don’t understand how it is as popular as it is. To be honest, I just don’t really get the hype.
All of the characters were unremarkable. None of them were likable; I didn’t find myself caring if any of them would die.
I liked some of the writing, there were a lot of passages I thought were excellent; but a lot of words were very repetitive. Imagine if you counted how many times the word “queer” was used.
The ending didn’t satisfy me very much. I think open endings can be done super well, but this felt lazy. Like, obviously I want to know who was behind all this. In the epilogue, two people detail a bunch of evidence that shows no one on the island were responsible for the murders, and you THINK you may get your answer on who was the murderer, but you never do! There is no explanation or hints whatsoever and it feels unfinished, as if the author didn’t know how to end the story and show who the murderer was, so they just didn’t.
Wasn’t a horrible book, but it wasn’t the terrific masterpiece many say it is. Considering it may of been the first island mystery though, that gives it a lot of credit in my opinion.
Moderate: Cursing, Child death, Homophobia, Suicide, Death, Gun violence, and Suicide attempt
iyzqx's review
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Murder and Death
Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Racism, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Terminal illness and Medical content
katariinatoivanen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Child death, Alcohol, Murder, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Racial slurs
qfb12449's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Violence, Child death, and Suicide
celine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Mental illness, Murder, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Alcohol and Suicide
Minor: Car accident and Child death
aubzilla's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, Religious bigotry, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Murder
Minor: Alcohol
Additional content warnings: Elder abuse and neglectmeesha_mo's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Suicide, and Murder
alleahwebb's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, and Misogyny
Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, and Child death