Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

137 reviews

annamwallace66's review

2.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

maddieggrindle's review

3.75

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Rape, Suicide, Abortion, Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Cancer

susan2424's review

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really enjoyed this novel. The characters were very sensitively portrayed and the plot was intriguing and engaging, and also very distressing throughout. The ending was satisfying and no loose ends were left. One of the best novels I’ve read this year!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Abortion

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review

4.25

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Abortion, Murder

scwilkinson's review

5.0

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Murder

Minor: Abortion

kelli_jean_'s review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense slow-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

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This book was decent, but it was just way too long. I figured out both “twists” almost immediately, and it took decades for trained detectives to catch up. The smaller twist at the end worked a little better but was still telegraphed too early. Pacing issues and a weak suspension of disbelief held it back, which is a shame because the atmosphere and prose were excellent. Solid writing, but only a 3-point-five-star read for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment

Minor: Misogyny, Blood, Lesbophobia

thelindystone's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I enjoyed the mystery and the slow revelations. I also liked the character development. While I hated some of Patch’s actions, they did make since given his journey. The pace is slow, which I didn’t mind. However, I do want to mention in case you are more in the mood for a fast-paced mystery. 

After finishing, I went back to re-read certain key parts knowing the information I was missing when I first read it, which helped me understand the themes better.

The one thing I disliked were the short chapters. I feel like this made the story disjointed and repetitive in some places. This did not stop me from enjoying and appreciating the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Rape, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder

Minor: Suicide, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury

paulabekkerus's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

bookaitlin's review

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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just. WOW. epic. heartbreaking. dark. hopefully. brilliantly executed with superb detail. I hope to see a screen adaptation one day & look forward to reading more of chris’s work. BRAVO!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Classism

Minor: Cancer, Incest

hlw71's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, Abortion