Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell

77 reviews

frankieclc's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death and Murder

hstcrow's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

This is such a solid historical fiction. Maggie O’Farrell is just so damn good at what she does. Lucrezia is a mystery and yet has an intimate closeness with the reader. Also stellar ending, I liked the reimagining.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Classism, Confinement, Infertility, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal cruelty

brynpemery's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, Sexual assault, Murder, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Animal death

heather_freshparchment's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Confinement, Gaslighting, Infertility, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Medical trauma, and Vomit

ktfytz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? No

4.25

I gobbled this book up - I love Maggie O'Farrell's writing. Its descriptions are beautifully detailed and ornate, absorbing you into historic worlds but never overwhelming you. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, Child death, and Death

acorny's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The writing was beautiful, the story tragic but predictable. Felt true to the time period and I like the historical information at the end of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Death, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Confinement

veposve's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Death, Murder, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Rape

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Infidelity, and Blood

Minor: War

phoebeb2003's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

gorgeous. hooked from beginning to end, had me weeping over a tiger. I expect I’ll think of Lucré often. it really was just completely beautiful, one of the best books that I’ve ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

rzh's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual assault

ashylibrarian's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-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? No

2.75

This was a fine book, but I found it to be a bit boring and slow-paced. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, and Infertility