Reviews tagging 'Death'

Girl A by Abigail Dean

51 reviews

anastasia_okodure's review

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

The concept was interesting, unfortunately, the substance and the form were not. The highlights of the book were certainly the flashbacks to the past, but they were scattered all over the place, making the narrative was often quite difficult to follow. There were a lot of loose ends to the story and the ending was ambiguous and disappointing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

applepieandeve's review

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gaslighting, Torture, Confinement, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

denijaaa_s's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Death, Physical abuse, Confinement, Child death, Child abuse, Murder, Torture, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual content and Mental illness

carmencolette's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Death, Addiction, Violence, Suicide, Torture, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Drug abuse, Child death, and Child abuse

nialiversuch's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Child death, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Excrement, Infertility, and Vomit

wordsofclover's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Death, and Child death

sam_is_reading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Torture, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Medical content, Addiction, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Infertility, and Drug use

lily_peach's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Child abuse, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death, Blood, Alcohol, Bullying, Child death, Excrement, and Domestic abuse

laura_chappelle's review

fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-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? N/A

3.0

 Girl A by Abigail Dean was good, but I wish it focused more on the actual events than the legal aftermath. I am absolutely fascinated by cult behavior, and found the aspects of this novel that explained her parents unraveling into religious cult mentality fascinating. I think this novel fell short, however, since the scenes where she is interacting with her siblings as an adult are drawn out and overflowing with what feels like filler information. I think the transitions are a bit hard to follow, but overall I did enjoy the story and the information it pulls from the Turpin family case brings this work of fiction so much closer to reality. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child death, Torture, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Grief, Death, and Domestic abuse