Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Glass Houses by Louise Penny

8 reviews

sdovi's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

The plot was interesting but the writing style was intentionally vague. The author would reference that the characters knew something but didn’t specify what that knowledge was to keep driving the narrative. It may be loved by some, but not by me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Death, Murder, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, and Violence

wandering_canuck's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

Number 13 of the Inspector Gamache series did not disappoint. As always, Penny does a great job of weaving historical facts together with her fictional tales. The main characters are still the main draw for me. Over time they have become like real people to me. 

It took me.longer than usual to get through this one. This is not a reflection on the book, but rather on how busy life is. Mysteries are best consumed in short order, so I felt a little disconnected from this tale. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Death, Trafficking, Addiction, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Gun violence, and Violence

simply_fran's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Trafficking, and Drug abuse

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring reflective 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

So good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Addiction, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Violence, Alcoholism, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Death, Blood, Excrement, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

possibilityleft's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-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: Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Gun violence

atamano's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Gun violence

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, and Violence

franklola's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Addiction, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Death, and Murder

laurenleigh's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

In the 13th Inspector Gamache novel, Louise Penny really mixes it up! The non-linear story structure was quite different from previous books in the series. It was tricky to do, starting at the trial but not revealing the killer/the defendant until the very end. Penny totally pulled it off, as expected! This series continues to feel fresh and exciting, even this far in, because Penny isn’t really writing about murder mysteries. She’s writing about larger concepts. In this case, the conscious. How do we depend on a conscious to steer us the right way when each person’s consciousness is so different? If our conscious tells us a law is immoral, which code do we follow? There is certainly a lot of gray area here, and it was interesting to watch Gamache struggle with these questions himself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Violence, and Stalking