Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The Searcher by Tana French

13 reviews

whirl's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious sad slow-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

4.0

This was very good as an audiobook! Nice slow pace and brilliantly read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, Child abuse, Violence, Death, Animal cruelty, and Grief

Minor: Homophobia and Sexual violence

kyrajg's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

I've read almost all of Tana French's books, and although this one is still a great novel, it was missing something for me. The first 100 or so pages are really slow, but after that the plot picks up. Compared to French's other books, I found the prose to be lacking. Maybe it's because the main character is American, but something was missing for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Murder and Gun violence

remlezar's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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? Yes

5.0

Exceptional. A slow burn that earns every page. Memorable characters and an engaging mystery plot that serves the characters perfectly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

kshy's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Violence, Blood, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Cursing, Alcohol, Police brutality, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Stalking and Suicide

aprilthelibrarian's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

5.0

I love Tana French's book and writing. I listened to the audiobook which was well done, as you could hear all the accents. I think this is a wonderful book in terms of a strong sense of place for Ireland. I really enjoyed the relationship between Cal the main character and the local kid Trey, as Cal ended up taking a parental figure role. 
If you are looking for a book with a gloomy Irish countryside in a small town, where all the locals know everyone's business, and there is a mystery of a missing teen, this is a great book to pick up.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Child abuse

Minor: Alcoholism and Animal cruelty

annniina98's review against another edition

2.0

Long, dragging, boring start, quite good middle, a huge let down as the revelation. I can see that some people would love to have this much set up, even in a thriller. But the ending was rushed, there is no way around it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Animal death, and Blood

Moderate: Drug abuse, Murder, Drug use, Physical abuse, Violence, Child abuse, and Grief

Minor: Rape

aileron's review

mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Animal death, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse and Violence

Minor: Suicide, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, and Car accident

avafritsch's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

This was a Christmas present from my bestie. I judge books by their covers and by looking at it I figured I'd like it. I started reading it, took a bit to get into it but once I got there... the story is emotional and tense. You know where it's all going but you keep hoping that it won't end up there. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Death, and Stalking

placebogirl's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious sad tense

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Grief

beckyekg's review against another edition

So different from her other wonderful books. It was dull and in need of better editing. I googled the ending and agreed with reviews that said it was predictable and a let-down.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Graphic description of butchering a wild animal.