Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Abandon by Blake Crouch

2 reviews

aseel_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

1.25

I liked the parts when the past and present mirrored each other and man, this really showed the depths people will go for greed. But otherwise it was really confusing to keep all the characters in mind and differentiate them. The reason for the whole town dying was so basic and ridiculous, it also had pretty bad pacing and for a town abandoned, why are there so many people visiting? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, Child death, Violence, Murder, Torture, Grief, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

mrsfishreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

I did not expect this book to take so many dark turns!  It's definitely keeps you listening/reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Child death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Death, Confinement, Infidelity, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Cannibalism, Grief, Child abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Blood, Animal death, Violence, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, and Infertility

A lot of cursing and extreme violence.