Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

They by Kay Dick, Scholes

27 reviews

mar's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

"a sequence of unease" fuck dude it sure is. meandering yet precise, written in short, clipped sentences, this novella manages to induce a feeling of dread like very few other works i've read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Animal death, and Suicide

braggsy's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Minor: Domestic abuse, Murder, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Confinement

dystopiandreamgrrl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

max138's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

When reading a semce of unease is felt, both through the story, and though they haing such a different approach to writing, the act of reading felt uncomfortable (in a good way) at times.

Definitely worth a try. I feel I perpsnly would benefit from a second reading of they in the near future to understand it better. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

caitlin_123a's review against another edition

challenging 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

catherinebullions's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

bootrat's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious reflective

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

2.0

I think the fact that I read this book as an audiobook let me down with my enjoyment of it. 
The book is a series of scenes in the narrator's life, with little context though you pick up fiarly quickly what's going on. However it didn't fit as cohesive narrative making it quite difficult to follow as an audiobook, especially when read while doing other tasks. 
I may try to get hold of a physical copy to see if it's better when I can flick back and forth in order to understand things more clearly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Grief and Death

dianezeise's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

jackbifrost's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Stalking, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Suicide

nixmixus's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Prescient but also eerily fantastical. When faced with the twilight of fascism, how would you react?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Violence and Death