Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

I Have Some Questions for You: A Novel by Rebecca Makkai

39 reviews

csgetlawdegrees's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Child death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Murder, Self harm, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Grief

mdemanatee's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

Like the Great Believers, there are ghosts here, but they linger in new ways. This is slower paced novel that weaves in and out of time and asks more questions than it answers, even if it leaves us with more resolution than I anticipated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual harassment, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Bullying, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Blood

nfoutty's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual assault, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Drug use, Rape, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Medical content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Car accident, Abortion, and Cancer

painausten314's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Racism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Eating disorder

yes_smam's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Misogyny

Minor: Abortion, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Pregnancy, Mass/school shootings, Terminal illness, Infidelity, and Gun violence

catlady94's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault

internationalreads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A solid literary thriller that I probably wouldn’t have read if it were not by this author. Uses references to real life crimes against women to get a strong message across. The ending definitely surprised me. I’m not sure I cared that much about any of the characters, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Body shaming, Classism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

emlilley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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

This book is thoughtful, tense, and intriguing. It’s a social commentary that feels more like it’s contemplating questions rather than preaching, and is simultaneously an engrossing who-dunnit mystery. Makkai is excellent as usual.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

Thanks to Viking Books for the free advance copy of this book.

 - I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU is a bit of a "ripped from the headlines" novel, in that discourse about true crime's virtues and flaws is a recurring topic of debate these days. I found this fictional case to be quite compelling, layered as it was with issues of race, class, gender, and more. There's a lot to chew on.
- I didn't attend boarding school, but my college was insular in similar ways to the book's Granby school, which may be why I felt so drawn into this story. The way gossip slowly builds into truth over time rang true to me.
- It does get quite slow and introspective in the middle, but the revelations at the end had my mouth hanging open. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Eating disorder, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Suicide attempt, and Sexual violence