Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Guest in the House by E.M. Carroll

35 reviews

emilyatthelibrary's review

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicide and Cancer

violerwolf's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

Gorgeous art style, gorgeous writing, absolutely do not understand the ending and I don’t think I ever will. And I think I have to be okay with that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Suicide, Sexual content, Murder, Gaslighting, and Death

maryellen's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Blood, Suicide, Body horror, Gore, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent

willow_the_wisp's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Body horror, and Suicide

katizwitchy's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

 The art was beautiful and haunting, though I have to say I think I'll have to read it a few more times to really understand the plot. I want to say that the ending was disappointing, but I think I just haven't really digested it yet. Such a compelling ride up until that abrupt stop and wow! I will be thinking about her for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Body horror, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Gore, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicide

lakeh's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Freaky as hell (affectionate).

Got literal chills reading this. Art was gory and fluid and dripping. Definitely will be looking up analysis of the story and thinking about it for a while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Death of parent and Murder

Ghost appears as skeletal/decaying. Main character tears at her skin in a couple scenes.

loyddl's review

medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Body horror

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse and Suicide

jenmtnbike's review

challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Grief

daisysbookmusings's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Honestly wtf I just read it, it's either utterly brilliant or completely mental. I don't know what the ending was going to be nor do I really know what happened but I guess that's the point. Some parts were quite slow towards the middle and I started to lose interest but the drawings and use of colour were so brilliant I carried on and once finished was glad I saw it through. It's also a lot darker than I initially anticipated which I didn't mind but understand if others would P.S The ending really is batshit crazy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death of parent

alisonannk's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Misogyny