Reviews tagging 'Gore'

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

17 reviews

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

kshertz's review

challenging dark reflective 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

2.5

This was definitely a weird one for me. It was recommended to me because the old woman is a curmudgeon which is true and I do technically love a curmudgeon. But I’m thinking maybe it just didn’t translate for me into English from Czech? The old woman’s eccentricities I think were what ended up kind of putting me off the book. Her belief in astrology and palm reading and such were just too out there for me. But she does get sweet vengeance in the end so I’m glad I finished it and didn’t just give up on it. But definitely only recommending to friends who love Czech literature and astrology 😝

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Violence, Vomit, Gore, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Animal death

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

As soon as I heard the lines “he must have mercury in a reticent sign. I reckon it must be Capricorn in a square or may be in opposition to Saturn. It could also be mercury in retrograde.” I knew I’d be hooked. I think I’ll have to give this one a re-read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Vomit

uranaishi's review

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Graphic: Animal death and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Terminal illness, Violence, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Homophobia, Ableism, Medical content, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Police brutality, Sexism, Sexual content, Body shaming, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Vomit

graybat's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-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

5.0

wasn’t that shocked about the killer/plot twist

but regardless i really enjoyed this. i like books about people just living their lives and doing their mundane tasks. simply existing  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Murder

Moderate: Death and Gore

Minor: Violence and Vomit

anastasia_r's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

inhisbluegardens's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

This was an unusual, unexpected crime story that I really enjoyed!

 Our protagonist is an eccentric lady in her 60s named Janina Duszenko, who lives on her own in the middle of nowhere near the Polish-Czech border. She is odd and hermit-like with a love of astrology and a great reverence for animals. Mrs Duszenko's perspective on the world and her understanding of the story's happenings are really what makes this a worthwhile read. Her complete belief in the logic she draws from the stars and the deep empathy she displays for animals and for people also considered to be on the outskirts of society in some way really puts us on her side, I feel. Her dedication to solving the mystery of four separate murders involving local hunters are the focus of the book, but it almost comes second to her musings on everything from the local mushroom pickers society to the rights of animals and the reasoning behind the names she bestows on others in her head. Mrs Duszenko's unique voice does a stellar job of putting the unsavoury sharply into focus but presenting it in a matter-of-fact way. Indeed, cruelty, loneliness, exploitation and addiction can all be explained by the planetary alignments. The experience of reading this book is deepened by the way Tokarczuk writes about the landscape and the traditions that its people cling to. How we as humans, like all other living things mark the changing seasons. 

Such an interesting read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Self harm, Gore, Domestic abuse, Death, and Body horror

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Blood

Minor: Fire/Fire injury