Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Possession of Mr Cave by Matt Haig

11 reviews

becks444's review

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Toxic friendship

twister's review

challenging dark emotional 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Death of parent, Gun violence, Confinement, Child death, Death, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Murder, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Violence

asclepias's review

This was too dark for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Child death

unablelemon's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Child death, and Death

Minor: Rape and Death of parent

josieruby1's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Grief, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Stalking, Suicide, Self harm, Bullying, Violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal cruelty

This book is a lot, told from the perspective of an emotionally abusive man on a downward spiral possession of his daughter disguised as protection.

chubby_little_butter_books's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Stalking

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

annttenne's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, Dementia, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape and Suicide

laurataylor's review against another edition

dark slow-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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Murder, Bullying, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Suicide, Child death, Grief, Body shaming, Confinement, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault

stormblessedt's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I was in a constant state of unease while reading this book, and I suppose that was what Matt Haig wanted the readers to feel by creating such a disturbing, dark character in Mr. Cave.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Sexual assault, Child death, Violence, and Death

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Grief and Gun violence