Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Ohio by Stephen Markley

15 reviews

rickybereadin's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Self harm, War, and Rape

Moderate: Xenophobia, Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Drug abuse, and Violence

h_preadsagin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Beautifully written. A great, sad, emotional journey through the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual assault, and Murder

realmagicfakereality's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Murder, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Racism, War, Vomit, Sexual content, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Rape, Racial slurs, Infidelity, Drug use, Bullying, and Blood

bridget1989's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual violence, Rape, and War

alexisstanifer's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

A little tough to get through at the beginning, but pushing through those initial pages is worth it. The author takes all these small, minute details & pieces them together excellently. There are A LOT of characters & minor details in this book that become important as the book progresses, so I would not say this is a casual read. All in all a very good twist on the traditional thriller novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Murder and Sexual assault

addysense's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

Moderate: Rape

angie_ray's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Addiction, Sexual content, War, Sexual harassment, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Fatphobia

matthewosborne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.75

I struggled with the first 50 or so pages of this book where it seemed to just be cliches about small town Ohio.

I am very happy I stuck with it. Ohio hit home for me and elicited audible reactions after I had been sucked in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Murder

kaci_g's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-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

5.0

This is a book that made you feel so uncomfortable that you loved it. The characters in this book were so unique and the situations that arose were all realistic, borderline crazy, that made you want to know what happens next. This is a long book but it was worth all of its pages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

danaaliyalevinson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

What a book. Through the lens of a group of disaffected 20 somethings who came of age during the early aughts, this book is an unflinching indictment of toxic masculinity and how it exerts its force on the personal and the global. This book follows a group of old high school friends crashing back together on one fateful and devastating night, and examines the ways that we all try to create stories out of memory, and the consequences that lay within. An incandescent debut novel from Stephen Markley.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexism, Religious bigotry, War, Xenophobia, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Classism, Death, Grief, Islamophobia, Murder, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Addiction, and Violence