Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Silence of Bones by June Hur 허주은

6 reviews

picaresquedreamer's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Child death, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

hoax_meal's review

adventurous dark emotional informative 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

easily the best book I read this year. I couldn't put it down. And when I wasn't reading it, I was thinking about reading it. An amazing mystery and loveable protagonist. I also learned a lot about Korean history. If you like historical fiction and mystery, you will love this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Body horror, Physical abuse, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Child death, Blood, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Murder, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Grief, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Pregnancy and Colonisation

mnatale100's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Slavery, and Torture

Moderate: Hate crime, Violence, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Child death, and Murder

Minor: Grief, Pregnancy, Blood, Alcohol, and Medical content

aarynn's review

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Beautifully written, totally enveloping. Tragic story but wonderfully told.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Religious bigotry, Death, Hate crime, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Abandonment, Torture, and Slavery

Minor: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Hate crime, Medical content, Misogyny, Suicide, Infidelity, and Police brutality

lilia's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

Liked:

• The setting and time period—I have never before read anything set in Korea in 1800
• The mystery aspect
• How the story highlighted some interesting women who lived/worked in male-dominated arenas
• How some of the characters were actually real historical figures

Didn't like as much:

• How some of the minor characters weren't developed enough to be very differentiable
• How complex the plot sometimes got (or maybe that was just me?)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Death

Minor: Child death and Suicide

emily_mh's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

It took about half the book for me to be drawn in, but when it happened I really enjoyed it. The narrator, Seol, was fantastic as the main character, as she was gutsy, bright, headstrong and resourceful. I wasn't expecting the political and religious complexity that this book delivered, which added intriguing layers to the murder mystery. I also liked that on top of the murder mystery, there was a supporting personal mystery surrounding Seol's brother, as this really padded out the plot. Overall, the thriller had all the grittiness of a modern-day crime drama, which I loved. The third act in particular was incredible, and the resolution was satisfying.  However, because I couldn't get into this book for its entire first half, I decided to rate it only 4.25 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Kidnapping, and Torture

Minor: Child abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, and Alcohol