Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Colony by Audrey Magee

11 reviews

h_nn_hp's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Colonisation, and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Vomit

carolyn1504's review

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Colonisation, Death, Religious bigotry, Violence, Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny

seventhswan's review

challenging reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

I found this quite a difficult but rewarding read. I was glad that the fragmented writing style of words
broken up across lines
like this
with the enter key
got a lot less frequent over the course of the book, but there were moments when I recognised that the writing was repeating itself, yet felt relieved about this as it gave me a chance to understand what was being said. This isn't criticism, just a note that this is a book that needs your full attention. 

The characters really shone in this story - Mairead and James especially captured my heart, but Lloyd

is one of the most complex and surprising villains I've read for ages, especially as I liked him until about 80% of the way through the book.

I raged at the ending both because it was quietly devastating and because I didn't see it coming, though I really, really should have done.

I'm not sure if I would have liked more or less of Masson, but something about his character and storyline didn't feel as nuanced or complex as the others. I definitely wanted more of Mairead. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Animal death

Moderate: War and Gun violence

leo14's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit

Moderate: Blood, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Animal death, Bullying, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

readwithchar's review

dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Grief, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Racism

zotty's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Colonisation, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Animal death

feebles640's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Domestic abuse, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Grief, and Gun violence

oliviashleigh's review

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Animal death, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, and War

jennikreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, War, Misogyny, Animal death, Murder, Death of parent, and Gun violence

starstuff's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death