Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

16 reviews

bomenvernietiger's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

"In unison, they set about tearing up the plants that had been growing around their house until now, in order to plant others that they'd bought at a shop. It was hard to tell what logic was driving them."

"Deep inside their anthill, the Ants cling to each other in a large ball and sleep like that until spring. I only wish people had the same sort of confidence in each other."

'"Why are you crying?" I asked.
"You're so kind..."
"I know," I replied.
"What about you? Why are you crying?" he said.
That I didn't know.'

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Chronic illness, Gore, Religious bigotry, Blood, Bullying, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Alcoholism, Ableism, and Addiction

whatthekatdraggedin's review

dark mysterious 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

chris_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal death, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Grief, Confinement, and Gore

Minor: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Medical content, and Vomit

marinark's review

dark funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Gore

thebechdelbitch's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow. I absolutely loved this book. I was completely taken in by the main character, who I found extremely lovable despite the

y'know, murder

and I found imagery of animals and animal death to be tragically beautiful. 

It reminded me a lot of Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived In the Castle (another favourite of mine) in the rituals and idiosyncrasies of its narrators, both of whom believe that outside forces (astrology, magic) will save them. Both narratives never fully decide whether they are right or wrong. 

I'd recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a quirky and fun narrator/narrative style, with something extremely dark under the surface.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal death, and Gore

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Misogyny

Minor: Medical content

athenium's review

dark mysterious reflective medium-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: Death, Sexism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Grief, Violence, Bullying, Chronic illness, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming and Body horror

gellyreads's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

I don't know if this was the translation or what, but I struggled to finish this book. I just didn't enjoy it, I struggled to track everything outside of the murders, and I found the protagonist obnoxious. I also thought the "mystery" was laughable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, Gore, and Animal death

marschwartz's review

dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

A murder mystery; a strange, curmudgeonly old lady; extended discussions of animal rights, astrology, and the translation of poet William Blake; this novel is a singular experience 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Murder

Moderate: Animal death

garciaga's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Violence, and Animal death

Minor: Gore

abithereader's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Violence