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slimshaedy92's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I’m not usually one for police thrillers, because at their heart they focus on the police. However, this story is written from the perspective of a psychiatrist (psychologist?) who finds himself at the center of a combination of world history in the making, anthropological history, folklore, and myth. The oppressive overtone of the incoming Nazi party weighs heavy over this procedural drama and instills a sense of urgency, and Judith, while slightly underdeveloped for most of the book, emerges as a smart, quick-thinking heroine.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Death, and Rape
Moderate: Racial slurs
Minor: Antisemitism
perfectsham's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Really disturbing, creepy and a great read for horror fans. Super enjoyable and narrator of the audiobook is excellent. Really upped the creep factor in the patient interviews. This book is set in Czechoslovakia at the beginning of the rise of the Nazi party though it's not the main story in the book, it's just there at the edges making everything feel more ominous, so if you're sensitive to the sort of bigotry towards Jewish people and Romani that the Nazis were into (the word 'gypsy' is used throughout) then maybe give it a miss. But it's a book about real life and supernatural evil so just be forewarned.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Murder
Moderate: Antisemitism
chris_reads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence
Moderate: Torture, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Blood, Confinement, Drug abuse, and Pedophilia
Minor: Racism, Suicide, Rape, Gore, Death of parent, and Misogyny
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