Reviews tagging 'Torture'

All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

15 reviews

barrucci's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

3.5

This book is so original and I loved the ending, I would recommend having time to get into it. If you are a read before bed kind of reader like me, it took too long to get into and I would forget characters and where they were and was it present day or past. It didn’t help to be on my kindle so I couldn’t easily flip back. That said, I loved that the plot included an artist and art, and there were some good twists. about halfway through ai got into it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Torture, and Murder

paigebooks's review

dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

If you loved A Little Life, by Yanagihara, you will like this book. I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

memusings's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder

This is not for the HSP reader. For all the content warnings and they are legion, this is such a well told story that weaves so many threads and brings them to a fulfilling conclusion.

jenbean's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy

edhyndman's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

missmakaela's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

imfixintoread's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

An incredible read -- one I'll be thinking about for quite some time. It's a bit of a slow burn, though it does pick up during the last 200 pages. It's dark, repeatedly breaks your heart, and has so many plots. A love story, serial killer, prison escape, lifelong friendship, just to name a few of the plots throughout. It's a must-read. It's brilliant and will be one that I talk about and recommend for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Incest

fanchera's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Abandonment

tayreads10's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

I laughed, cried and spanned from 1975-2001 with Saint and Patch. Twists and turns, love, hope, grief and so much more that you just have to read to understand the impact the characters will have on you.  Beautiful and heart filled!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

foxmulders's review

dark reflective tense 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

4.5

gorgeous book w engaging plot. this is almost a five star for me but i felt the author holds some disdain for women that have abortions due to

not only the treatment of tooms but of saints ending where she had the baby all along

. the christian undertones came in at weird times and were jarring to me. lost a half star for that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Abortion, and Death of parent