Reviews tagging 'Murder'

And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin

33 reviews

im_a_toothfairy's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

I know this book is in, because after listing to it, I was fully sucked in. Questioning if it is real and I am suffering from derealization and don't notice the world around me.  Honestly such a good book and made my brain just go . . . . 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gore

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and Chronic illness

Minor: Violence

annamorgan27's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Gore, Grief, Vomit, Alcohol, Suicide, Murder, Cannibalism, and Death

doomluz's review

dark mysterious reflective 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

This wasn't what I expected it to be about but I oved it. It reminded me of the films Shaun of the Dead and They Live. I liked the commentary it made about stories and beliefs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Gore, Murder, Violence, and Grief

monica_85's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-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? Yes

3.75

This book is a social and political allegory rather than a true apocalyptic fiction. The overarching theme is how easily people's realities can be shaped by the information they are fed. If I knew this going in, I probably would have enjoyed it more. 

Needs some more editing, as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

professor_jango's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Murder, Body horror, Blood, and Child death

paulinas7's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

dalmavatai's review against another edition

dark reflective relaxing 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

2.5

A book with a super unique concept that could have been better in its execution. The characters were not particularly fleshed out, and the message could have benefited from subtlety and nuance rather than sort of whacking the reader on the head with it. I enjoyed the writing style and some of the characters' reflections. I also think I had the wrong expectations because I thought the majority of the book would take place in this psychiatric facility which it didn't; it's very much for fans of apocalyptic fiction who want some commentary on the power of propaganda & narratives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

dmiyoshi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was so good. I highly recommend it especially to those that enjoy books with unreliable narrators.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Child death

spooderman's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Self harm, Blood, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

imrereads's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

3.0

I have mixed feelings about this.  I thought the plot was really compelling and the story itself brilliant, but the way it was executed wasn't my favourite.  

The story is told retrospectively, and I wish I got to see it as it happened, and could unravel it as it went on. I feel like that would have been more powerful. 

But! The ending really struck me and I was glues to the book for the last thirty odd pages. 

Overall, my impression is that it was fine.  Enjoyable, but probably more suited to a different sort of reader than me.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Murder