Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

89 reviews

amusicals's review against another edition

challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.5

It is really slow paced and not a well made pastiche. I think that if you want to read this, I would recommend reading it slowly as it gets confusing at times

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Child death

jordanez's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

maddireads13's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Car accident

aliceloyallaleon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

erinbarton's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

2.0

unfortunately just didn’t deliver on the spook factor - arthur sees the ghost and hears some things (the rocking chair, the child screaming etc) a few times but that’s it. we are told towards the end of the book that sightings of the woman in black bring on accidental deaths of children but this just seems to be a set up for the ending and not actually utilised in the main plot of the book

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

thereadingdude's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness and Terminal illness

braggsy's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Animal death and Grief

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

_teoeo's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Grief

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Child death, Grief, and Pregnancy

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

This movie traumatized me so I thought “why not read the book” 😅

I loved the writing with its underlying tension and creepy vibes! I half expected it to be scarier but that could be because of my experience with the movie.

The book definitely creeps you out and gives you goosebumps 🫣

Although it took a little bit to get into the novel (about 50ish pages), by the second half I didn’t want to put it down while also cowering under a blanket. I love ghost stories/books about hauntings and this did not disappoint! Highly recommend for any other ghost/haunted story lovers, and it makes a perfect rainy autumn read 👻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death