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The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

4 reviews

kaneebli's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

WARNING TO PEOPLE TRIGGERED BY ANIMAL CRUELTY AND DEATH:

I don't know why more people put "animal death" in the "minor" category for trigger warnings, but that's straight up not true.  there is animal death all throughout this book. MOST of the animal deaths are not super graphic, but dead animals are seen throughout the book from beginning to end. 

also, there is one animal death that i consider VERY graphic, along with graphic animal cruelty:

one of the scientists grabs a vulture and smashes it on the ground multiple times, and then throws it off to the side, where it is described as "twitching" and "dying" so you know it's a painful slow death.

so yeah i genuinely do not know why more people haven't listed the animal death in this book as "graphic" because i think it was pretty graphic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Genocide, Slavery, Vomit, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War

beepbeep101's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, Torture, Vomit, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

chezler24's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

"The secrets on this island have teeth, and they don't like being dragged into the light." p.225

Stuart Turton has successfully blended the genres of mystery, sci-fi, and dystopian fiction to create something quite intriguing! He drops you on this mysterious island which seems to be the last safe haven for humanity in a world consumed by a deadly fog; however, secrets lurk behind this backdrop of idyllic village life. After a brutal murder is committed, the villagers must race against the clock to solve the crime, or humanity as they know it will cease to exist. You're going to need to hang on as the pieces of this ingenious, high-concept puzzle are slowly uncovered, BUT you will be amazed at how Turton has threaded everything together. A read for those who want something to shake up the concept of a murder mystery!  I'm honestly going to miss this island setting and world he's created; I can definitely see this as a book I'd love to revisit later. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

shelfofunread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and War