Reviews tagging 'Murder'

L'isola degli alberi scomparsi by Elif Shafak

67 reviews

lucyselim's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, War, Animal death, Death, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

mimina's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, War, Bullying, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism and Homophobia

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, and Abortion

gee_l_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Hate crime, Gun violence, Murder, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Violence, and War

lotturtle's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Homophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Mental illness

lollyreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Hate crime, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicide and Animal death

hayleysreads's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective relaxing sad 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? Yes

4.25

Beautiful story and on a subject /area we don’t see so much about in the British history or cultural education. At times the writing felt a little clunky as it was so philosophical/symbolic at points but all in all I loved it , very emotional 

Would have liked more from Defne’s perspective, especially when they were older and she met Kostas again - her perspective on that 20 years. Also I thought it glazed over how she just dropped everything to join him in his London life, leaving Cyprus behind, but maybe that’s deliberate to show the sacrifice /grief of women in these situations and the need to leave?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death, War, Homophobia, and Mental illness

Minor: Murder

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous informative 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, War, and Xenophobia