Reviews tagging 'Death'

Espiazione by Ian McEwan

46 reviews

laina_olive's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Animal death, and Death

hunkydory's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Cursing and Dementia

madzie's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, War, Grief, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-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

4.25

Atonment is a book where I can say I have never read anything quite like it. The prose is breathtaking and the storytelling a master class in the field, a modern classic in its own right. That being said, I rated it a 4.25 because my interest in the story ebbed and flowed, and a few sections felt redundant. However, the ending 100% makes up for any slower sections, and I did shed a few tears!
Overall, I would highly recommend Atonment to fans of historical fiction novels with a slower pace.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Mental illness, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Confinement, War, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death

booksbyadesi's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Medical content, Violence, Rape, Confinement, Genocide, War, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Sexual violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault

mengzhenreads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

this book caused me so much emotional distress and for what. really enjoyed it though, very complex characters that had a lot of heart and nuance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Child death

annylein's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

lily_eames's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.5

I went into this book with high hopes and the goal of being of virtuous and reading the book before watching the movie. I have to say, it was a tough read. It’s written in an extremely, almost painfully detailed style and it is incredibly slow paced. I definitely almost DNF’ed during the war chapters. However, I really enjoyed the first part of the book and was absolutely heartbroken by the end. Briony hater for life! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Rape

sophie42's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Sexual assault, Medical content, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Grief, and Vomit

beloved_bridget's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.25

I have to stop reading reviews, they made me very scared to read this book. A friend recommended this book to me, and I'm glad I gave it a chance. the first half was a bit weird, I am really not a fan of how the romance between robbie and cecilia was presented. I felt that I wasn't supposed to root for them, and felt very disoriented with the major jump-cut to WWII and we're just supposed to believe that their romance is perfect. even before that, I just didn't really feel that cecilia's feelings for robbie made sense. 
I was really surprised that the second half of the book was dedicated to the war, felt like I was reading a completely different book. it was still a good book, but felt that the second half was very disconnected from the first.
overall, the language can sometimes feel a little much at times, like he's writing just for the sake of writing. but I really liked it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, War, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Gore, and Death