Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Possession of Mr Cave by Matt Haig

8 reviews

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

j0evis's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Suicide

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.

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

ekgraham's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Murder

kg2111's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Initially Mr Cave appears as a very over protective father who has experienced personal tragedy and wants to keep his daughter safe. Parents reading this will relate to the difficult teenage years when children want independence. As the novel progresses however Mr Cave's behaviour becomes obsessive and takes a darker tone. Ever the unreliable narrator he justifies his actions but there are times when I gasped and cringed. The unravelling of the story was surprising but I will not give any spoliers.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Murder, and Mental illness