Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter

16 reviews

cstoeger's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I loved this book by Karen Slaughter.  This one was a slow burn compared to her other one I just read, Pieces of You.  She seamlessly weaved the two different storylines (1980s & today).  I kept imagining this book as a episode of Cold Case and picturing how the characters looked in the 1980s versus now.  

I will be seeking out other Karen Slaughter books and adding them to my "to-read" shelf.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Child abuse

Minor: Dementia

I was pleasantly surprised at who the killer was. All of the surrounding characters were flawed (some had very big ones). That whole group of friends was very toxic, but I think I was taken aback at the scene where Ricky and

eeeebs's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Sure! Fine! A little silly, a little predictable, but it passed the time and kept me engaged. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Drug use, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Rape, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Vomit, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Dementia, Gore, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Death of parent, Addiction, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, Violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Murder, Outing, Pedophilia, Sexism, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Torture

pernillelsk's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Gun violence, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Violence, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Death, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Moderate: Homophobia, Confinement, Misogyny, Dementia, Hate crime, Outing, and Rape

Minor: Classism

miranda_is_reading's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.25

Second book in the series, but you don’t need to read the first book to understand this one at all. The author left the ending where it could be possible for more to come (fingers crossed) but, this could also easily be an end to the Andrea Oliver story as well. I like the alternating of going from current day to the past. I was really trying to solve it it sooner than I did. But, the story kept me on my toes with enough “twist” to keep you guessing the solution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Violence, Vomit, Child death, Death, Blood, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Dementia, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Homophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, and Torture

Minor: Abortion, Bullying, Body shaming, Cancer, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexism, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Slavery, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Addiction, and Suicidal thoughts

melmertsis's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Dementia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Cancer, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Drug use

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Sexism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Self harm, Alcohol, Classism, Death, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Murder, Racism, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, and Pedophilia

justnei's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

lots of copaganda (us security marshall-ganda?) in this one, but a smaller dose of the usual violent misogyny that is typically found in a Karen Slaughter novel. Which is not to say there was none but it was less prominent. This was a fairly slow book with the mystery being solved in like twenty pages at the end but I’m not mad about that and still found it interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Misogyny

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Self harm

Minor: Homophobia, Eating disorder, and Dementia

lpdx's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Dementia, Drug use, and Antisemitism

Minor: Confinement, Terminal illness, Vomit, Abortion, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, and Homophobia

nkg202's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Suicide, Alcoholism, Addiction, Confinement, Dementia, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, and Rape

cannesi's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

1.5

It felt like pulling teeth to get through this book. Emily's character felt as though her whole story was being a woman in a mans world. Andrea seemed like a whiny girl who had no idea which way was up. I think Bible was okay even thought he pretended to know everything. Lastly, fuck that doctor scene! I had to fast forward because FUCK THAT.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Rape, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Dementia, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Grief, Gun violence, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Addiction, Abortion, Child death, Homophobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Pedophilia