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Teatr złoczyńców by M.L. Rio

144 reviews

quinn24's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-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

3.25

I had fun reading it, but i don’t think I took from it what was supposed to be taken, I am not a Shakespeare fan so that may be it. I did think it was rather obvious but then maybe it was supposed to be?  I’m not sure it wasn’t clear to me whether it was meant to be obvious to the reader or not. I also didn’t like the little ending switch-up. But I did enjoy myself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Addiction, Medical content, Mental illness, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Homophobia, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

thaliareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

What happens when life begins to mirror fiction? This book explored what happens when a group of acting students began to get too deep into their characters, especially when these roles are challenged by unexpected casting choices. 

I really didn't know what to expect from this book, but what I found was far from what I could have imagined. The world is brought to life by the dialect of the characters, not just normal talking, their speech is woven with lines from Shakespeare. In addition, I felt like the way the characters mimic their Shakespearian roles is obvious without being too much. 

Overall, it was an entertaining mystery with a really nice structure and pacing and all the Shakespearian references you could want. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Gore, Drug use, Grief, Murder, Violence, Death, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Vomit, and Sexual content

Minor: Eating disorder

Overall, this book has a lot of drug and alcohol use and abuse - including addiction. Additionally, the murder mentioned in the description is described in vivid detail. It is for sure a little gory, but it typically felt like it wasn't gratuitous because the other character's grief and horror needed to be properly framed. There are some mentions and brief descriptions of a couple characters who were abused. The abuse is not described, but the resulting injuries are. One of the main character's siblings struggles with an eating disorder, but it is only mentioned briefly a couple times when he is actually home.

icarusandthesun's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

i want to slam my head against the wall just to feel something, because after this book and the absolute emotional tornado it came with, i'm not sure i will be able to ever again.
i feel empty, and desperate, sad, miserable and relieved, and so full of burning love and passion for this book.
it so violently reminded me why i love reading so fucking much.
it's books like these that make life seem bright and joyful and lively and horrible and beautiful. that make emotions a thing of reality, not just type-written words, ink on paper, a meaningless mess of letters.
i feel so god awful and all choked up with affection.

if i died now i would be most okay with that, knowing i'd had the opportunity to consume this magnum opus of a piece of literature.

doubt thou the stars are fire,
doubt that the sun doth move,
doubt truth to be a liar,
but never doubt i love.

(... this book; thanks shakespeare)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Grief, Violence, Death, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, Murder, and Sexual content

Minor: Mental illness, Eating disorder, Gore, Homophobia, and Suicide

cms204's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

This would have been 4⭐ if

they hadn't had it be queerbait at the very end. Give me James and Oliver's gay happy ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Violence and Sexual content

lysmar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicide, Biphobia, Bullying, Gore, Homophobia, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Vomit

bluebreex's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Gore, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Addiction, Death, Grief, Drug abuse, and Drug use

tinstae's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

The reveal was predictable, but not so much what came after it. The slight predictability and how slow it felt at some parts, combined with what can be difficult reading if like me you're unfamiliar with theatrical and Shakespearean terminology is what brings this rating down. But otherwise, this is an interesting book and I'm glad to have read it. This might just be personal taste, but I'm not too sure it quite lives up to the hype of its online fandom.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Drug use, and Bullying

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Sexism

Minor: Vomit, Eating disorder, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Homophobia

dmatson21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I enjoyed this book so much, I don’t care if it was pretentious. The ending though? I’m baffled.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, Death, and Drug abuse

Minor: Eating disorder, Murder, Suicide, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

aas's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Body horror, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

sumia's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Toxic relationship