Reviews tagging 'Death'

Trilogia della città di K. by Ágota Kristóf

15 reviews

lavendl's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

compelling work with unreliable narrator(s?) about the effects of war and the use of writing in revealing/concealing the truth. definitely heed the content warnings, especially for the first part, but also throughout the other two!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, War, Alcoholism, Animal death, Grief, Rape, Death, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

vampire's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, War, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Child death

Moderate: Genocide, Xenophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Homophobia

A must-read, but don't take the content warnings lightly.

zolalethiel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is solidly on a list I like to call "Books I absolutely love and would never recommend to anybody". Amazing, incredible book, but set aside a day or two to be fucked up after reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, War, and Violence

Moderate: Antisemitism, Genocide, Torture, Suicide, and Rape

maria_pasinetti's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

maria_pasinetti's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Violence