Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Fourth Monkey by J.D. Barker

10 reviews

loudonuts's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

there was a bit of what i call “marvel movie-esque” banter from the main cast that i could’ve gone without (as well as some dirty old man jokes that made me roll my eyes) but still an engaging, gruesome read. i’m looking forward to the next two books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Violence, Physical abuse, Gore, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Torture, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Car accident, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, and Gun violence

alykate's review

dark mysterious

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Alcohol, Medical content, and Cursing

dar0822's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Torture, Murder, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

sherrflo's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Gun violence, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, and Torture

opplecopter's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, War, Alcohol, Cancer, Death of parent, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Pedophilia and Vomit

ehamlett's review

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, Confinement, Death, Alcohol, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

bookworm247's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Alcohol, Torture, Infidelity, and Physical abuse

hllreka's review against another edition

challenging tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

J.D.Barker! Saya ingin sekali bertemu dengan anda! 

Ini buku seri pertama sekaligus kali pertama saya membaca buku beliau........

 dan BOOOM, saya suka banget! 

Membaca buku ini serasa lagi dikejar deadline skripsi—karena alur ceritanya memang tergolong sangat cepat. Nuansa menegangkan semakin melonjak disaat saya menamatkan setiap babnya. Suspensinya jg amat terasaa, sebab isi chapternya pendek bgt!, sekitar 5-7 halaman aja. Penulis sangat pintar dlm menyusun plot cerita dgn isian bab singkat tanpa narasi yg bertele-tele, sehingga pembaca akan terus dibuat penasaran dgn cerita apa yg akan disuguhkan berikutnya. 

Sembari mengusut kasus P4M, pembaca jg digiring untuk menyelami kisah masa kecil si pembunuh 4 monyet / P4M (spt apa keluarganya dan bgmn ia hidup). Bagian ini yg bikin saya mirissssss, — krn ternyata kisah tsb yg akan membuatmu paham bgm latar belakang manusia demikian tumbuh mjd sosok pembunuh (bahkan sampe skrg saya gak yakin siapa yg sebenernya jd penjahat disini). 

Menilik dari masa kecilnya p4m, ternyata pola asuh orang tua akan sangat memengaruhi perkembangan kognitif dan perilaku seorang anak. Tidak hanya pola asuh, namun jg dari segala aspek; kebiasaan org tua, cara mereka berbicara, cara mereka berperilaku, cara mereka bertindak, intinya semua elemen yg bersangkutan dgn adab dan etika. Benih2 itulah yg membentuk kepribadian dan pola berpikir P4M sekarang ini. 

 

Pokoknya saya suka bgt dengan buku ini deh, begitu banyak yg bisa dibahas sampe saya bingung sendiri mesti ngetik apaan lagi.

Riset mengenai filosofi 4 monyet bijak sangat menarik perhatian!—efeknya membuat saya termenung oleh makna dari filosofi tsb. Meskipun termasuk novel thriller murni, tp ternyata ada pesan dan hikmah yg bisa diambil dari kasus yg dibongkar. 

Saya bahkan lebih jengkel dua kali lipat melihat kebenaran akhir yg diungkap dari buku harian si pembunuh. “Kampret rebus, ternyata kamu toh biang keroknya!”😭😱 dasar manusiaaaaa, buat aturan sendiri tp masih juga dilanggar.

Oh dan jangan lupa walopun ini buku thriller, tp sentuhan komedinya juga ada kok. Gak usah khawatir bakalan ngantuk selama baca, disela-sela sibuknya detektif nyari bukti, mereka masih bisa buat ngelawak🤣 

Dah ya segini dulu, masih banyak yg pengin dibahas sebetulnya mulai dari karakter pembunuh yg menurut saya menarik kalau dia bukan pembunuh, jenius bgt soalnyaaa—sayang aja dia hidup di lingkungan keluarga yg gak sehat. 

Udahan deh saya tutup dulu, mungkin akan saya tulis lengkap di blog. TUNGGU APA LAGI? Kamu harus baca!!



Notes: sekalian intip dahulu content warning pd buku ini ya 😉

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Gore

uggy90's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Murder, and Misogyny

Moderate: Misogyny, Incest, Gore, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Child abuse

haleymcmahon's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse