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Passenger 23 by Sebastian Fitzek

9 reviews

bigleebowski's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

After watching the German adaptation of his book, Cut Off, I’ve been very intrigued by Sebastian Fitzek. He seems like the perfect fit for fellow fans of David Fincher and the Dragon Tattoo series. And so far, I can wholeheartedly say he is 2/2 in terms of dark mysteries with the tendency to dip into the unpredictable depravity of humanity. I was a little let down by how little Rebecca Hall is in this audiobook, but that isn’t to say she nor the cast did a bad job. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

Moderate: Kidnapping

heynicolas's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

alenaul's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Ein sehr gutes Buch mit vielen plot-twists. Zum Ende hin wurde es etwas hektisch/wirr, weshalb ich dem Buch nur 4,5/5 Sternen geben möchte. 
Ein klassisches Sebatian Fitzek Buch: spannend, fesselnd und unvorhersehbar!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Hate crime, Murder, Self harm, Rape, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

lenaannalena's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Schon komisch wenn man ein Buch mit solchem Inhalt als mega gut empfindet. Vorsatzs fürs neue Jahr: mehr Fitzek lesen. 

Spannend bis zur letzten Seite. Fitzek lässt einen nicht eine Sekunde zu lange im Dunkeln. Gerade richtig, gerade genug Hinweise, dass man gebannt umblättert. Dieses Buch legt man erst aus der Hand wenn einem die Augen zufallen. Also am besten genug Zeit einplanen, sonst ärgert man sich.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Violence

_nicole__'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Suicide, Self harm, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Incest, Death, and Torture

almyworld's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Ein unglaublich spannendes Buch, welches mich komplett in dessen Welt eingesaugt hat und aus der ich Schwierigkeiten hatte, wieder herauszukommen. Auch die Brutalität dieses Buches fügte eine wunderbar schaurige Atmosphäre hinzu, einfach einer meiner neusten Favoriten.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Death, and Blood

sophie_theresia_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Rape, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Bullying, Child death, Death, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Pedophilia, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

itsredandread's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Incest, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

pauliiiii's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

99.9% loved this book

The only issue I had with this book was  

the fact that the whole substory with Julia and Lisa was literally pointless   

 - other than that this book was brilliant. It was SO dark, every discovery was tear-worthy and anger provoking and I actually cannot really say I would ever recommend it to anyone because it broke my heart. 

That being said, if you’re looking for something that keeps your attention chapter from chapter and is brilliantly written, researched and executed, give it a try. I love discovering new authors and I’m surely going to be looking to pick up another novel from Fitzek, Germans most twisted author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Torture