Reviews tagging 'Death'

Jawbone by Mónica Ojeda

19 reviews

mlewis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts

georgiarybanks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Physical abuse, Violence, and Kidnapping

bunbobabe's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Animal death, Self harm, Sexual content, Child death, Death, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Violence

biblioghoul's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Violence, Kidnapping, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Bullying, Lesbophobia, Blood, Gore, Sexual content, Animal death, Child death, Stalking, Death of parent, Death, and Grief

Minor: Religious bigotry and Body shaming

fifinlayson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Blood and Death

booksnacks's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Fantastic prose, although a bit long in sections. I did find this book challenging and confusing, but I enjoyed the topics it covered. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Blood, Toxic friendship, Body horror, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Death

aliciarosales's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Bullying, Incest, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

moss_martii's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Blood, Bullying, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Violence, and Toxic friendship

blackmetalblackheart's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

 Jawbone is not a book for everyone. It is profoundly disturbing at times; filled with messy characters, intense trauma, manipulative behavior, and torture. Yet there is a depth to its message; the connections of the characters, the bonds of mothers and daughters, the idea of purity and potential. The stream of consciousness style of writing gets into the heads of these characters in a way that captures their unique voices, thoughts, and perspectives. Sitting here after having finished, there is an unsettled feeling in my stomach; an uneasiness that is hard to capture in words. And that is the power of this book. Ojeda, and the amazing work of the translator, presents something visceral and powerful. Some will be turned off by that, but those who are not will find something truly excellent within these pages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Rape, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Child death, Death, and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal death