Reviews tagging 'Death'

Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar

15 reviews

varo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Suicide, and Stalking

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, and Death of parent

griskusse's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I have a lot of mixed feelings because on one hand it was very gripping and I felt compelled to the story and then other times I felt like I was forcing myself to get through some of the parts. I was pleasantly surprised about the narrative being the author himself and I’m curious to read other books told in this way in a fictional sense. It’s not quite a 4 cause I could pretty much predict the killer and I wanted more interviews but I understand why it was written in the way it was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Violence

varian_ross's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

The beginning is slow, and I was left with more questions at the end. But overall I enjoyed the book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Gore, and Murder

odrib's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, and Death of parent

shelleys_shelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I was unsure about it and almost DNFed at about 10-20% but then things took a turn. This almost reads like a true crime nonfiction book, which I love, but not sure how I feel about that tone in a fiction novel. I ended up enjoying the story and there is an interesting twist when we discover the killer. Also interesting that the author placed himself in the story. This is my first time reading Richard Chizmar, so I was unfamiliar with his previous work. Kinda like Tarentino putting himself in all of his movies I guess? I didn't dislike that fact, it was just something new to me. Overall, I'd say if you're a fan of true crime nonfiction, this would be a good fiction pick.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Suicide