Reviews tagging 'Death'

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver

19 reviews

elliebellie2022's review

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

5.0

If you want a dark, atmospheric, horror tale this is an excellent read. A slowly unravelling mystery that balances the beauty of the setting with the tension of the plot.

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pyotrkrothotkin's review

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dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0


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odrib's review

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adventurous dark mysterious sad 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? No

4.5


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taysa_gzd's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

I loved the ambiance, the format and the characters! Also loved
unexpected gay story
in the year 1937

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bookedrightmeow's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

Perfect for spooky season. The ending seemed a bit rushed, but overall I really enjoyed this atmospheric horror novel.

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madarauchiha's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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I loved the motif of seals and thought it was very creepy and horrifying when it all started coming together. It was fairly short and I appreciated the brevity. I thought it let the tension grow and maintain without detracting from the story. 

While there is brief mentions of WW1, this is not a war story and it doesn't affect the plotline very much. The gore and violence weren't too over the top, thankfully. 

I thought the ending was solid and had a good payoff. I'm glad I went in blind.

content warnings: 

minor murder, suicide, gun violence, drowning, anti japanese j slur, adolf hitler mention, religion catholicism, medical situations, 

medium ableism, alcohol use, guns, suicide, ww1 war, diseases, parental death, animal gore, gore, torture, 

major death, dogs, classism, paranoia, body horror, animal cruelty, animal death, gore, animal hunting, hunting, gun violence, animal cruelty, mouth trauma, eye trauma, gore, 

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tiredtank's review against another edition

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dark sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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rachelunabridged's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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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beholderess's review against another edition

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mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0


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