Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Toutes les nuances de la nuit by Chris Whitaker

164 reviews

jengeiger29's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Rape, Grief, Murder

nicadolz's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

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4.5 stars round up. This book is beautiful on multiple levels - the vivid imagery, character development, depth of emotions… The impact of both trauma and love (and not just the romantic kind)…. The only reason I wouldn’t quite say 5 is that it was a bit drawn out so that by the time I reached one of the pivotal scenes it felt a bit unbelievable/anti-climactic - or like maybe it didn’t get the full space it deserved? Still processing this book so may change my opinion on that later. Definitely a great read with incredible writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Death of parent

Minor: Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Abortion

katies_bibliotherapy's review against another edition

3.0

dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Another case where I feel like I read a different book than everyone else. The third star is for me for finishing this. 🤪

This book has no business being as long as it is. Although I love short chapters, this is a case where I would've preferred slightly longer chapters if it meant the book could be condensed. I felt like the plot was so strung out that I found myself not caring but also waiting and hoping it would get better. There were also too many characters and too many moving parts and I was honestly lost more often than not. I tried reading this physically and when I couldn't get into it I switched to the audiobook, which only has one narrator. This book would've benefitted from multiple narrators.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Gun violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder

bnhunt's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Be prepared for a slow burn with this one. I wouldn’t call it so much a thriller as I would a literary drama. With thriller I think fast paced, twists and turns around every corner. This book is beautifully written and the author is great at painting you a picture of every scene. The chapters are super short, making it for a quicker read but it’s 261 chapters! The book spans over decades and with all the time passing, different characters, and sub plots, it can be confusing and hard to focus at times. I think I will like this one more the 2nd time I read it now that I have a better grip on all the characters. It’s a love story without the romance with a mystery at its core. I love the main characters, Patch and Saint, even though I wanted to strangle both of them at times. It doesn’t focus so much on the crime that takes place early in the book but the aftermath and trauma that occurs after experiencing such a crime. This one was different than my typical read and I enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Drug abuse, Rape, Suicide, Kidnapping, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder

thinger's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Abortion

emiliedick's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I was immediately captured by this book from chapter 1, and could not put it down. Incredibly well written and the character development is excellent, though it is devastatingly tragic on so many levels. Fair warning, it's gonna make you feel all the feelings: humor, sorrow, rage, and hope - it's all there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping

Minor: Incest, Rape

jenheitland's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Incest, Suicide, Abortion

Minor: Animal death

rwindemuller's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy

kmlandua92's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy

monetteand's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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: Complicated

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I’m still processing, but ultimately I laughed, I cried, I felt things. I’m not sure how to do a review without spoiling but will do my best here- this is the first book I’ve read where I think the “thriller” part happens in the first 30%. After that is aftermath over many many years. It sometimes felt slow- but I don’t know that it was…complex, messy, full, hopeful. It kept me turning the pages and the ending was unexpected. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Suicide, Pregnancy