Reviews tagging 'Murder'

We Need to Talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver

61 reviews

heather34's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, Gun violence, Child abuse, and Mass/school shootings

annie_brewer's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Read via audiobook (Orion Publishing Group Limited)

. Delivered through letters, Eva's tone alludes to indifference and 

The nuances within Kevin and Eva's relationship are expertly crafted, rendering the relationship constantly at risk of obliteration. Teetering between obliteration and mutual respect

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - Unspecified but implied.

sweetlittleredw's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book… I enjoy being mentally ground up. I enjoy reading depraved things (tender is the flesh, woom, the troop, etc) but the ending of this book… I didn’t expect Eva to say what she said. When we find out what happened, I literally had to pause and rewind to make sure I heard it right. I knew it was coming; I knew with that final “are you sure you don’t want to say another goodbye” line bad things were on the horizon. I had no idea it was going to be that cruel. 
Character-wise, I could not stand Franklin. He was constantly undermining Eva. Eva, herself, was a grating character especially with how she talked about people. Definitely hated characters. 
Overall, I enjoyed the writing style. I enjoyed that ending because it’ll stick with me for awhile. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Sexual content, and Body horror

endlessnight's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

lindsayvale's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Eating disorder, Mass/school shootings, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Gun violence, Violence, Gore, Pregnancy, and Death

danielnski's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

5.0

Some of the letters are slower than others, but as the story builds, it really becomes an unstoppable force.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Violence

aliengirlreads's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Grief, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, and Hate crime

Moderate: Pregnancy, Racial slurs, and Racism

ameliac3's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Medical content, Violence, Death, and Murder

lucykae'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Violence, Blood, Death, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

nialystic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

• 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

5.0

I really loved this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Bullying, Child abuse, Violence, Cursing, Excrement, Gun violence, Murder, Racial slurs, and Sexual harassment