Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

دوشیزگان by Alex Michaelides

316 reviews

kpharr's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Murder

taramarinarasauce's review against another edition

2.75

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Physical abuse, Death of parent

elliotjackson's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I had trouble getting into this book initially, but I found myself entranced by the parallels of Greek tragedies to the characters. I do believe the heavy mythological themes and references tended to overshadow the plot at times and make it more difficult to follow, but they also served their purpose in making the book a reflection of life, death, and tragedy. I found it interesting how every character’s past could be interconnected to their present and the role they played. There was definitely an emphasis on the concept of how hurt people will hurt people, and that ultimately, nobody’s story is without its shades of grey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Pedophilia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment

Moderate: Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility

suggsygirl's review against another edition

2.25

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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What an absolute mess this book is. I guessed the killer almost immediately, like seriously, was the author even trying to make it mysterious and I also guessed their reason for the killing which was at least a bit obscured. The one good thing this book has is that it's readable but everything else is utterly awful. This is an author who cannot write female characters at all, like in any way. The main character is supposed to be a therapist and can't even vaguely guess at her own motives and she's an idiot. All the other female characters are beautiful stereotypes who are essentially mean girls in love with the hot professor. It's a super massive cliche at every turn. I hated all the characters in fact, all of them. If you would like everything spelled out to you and you are impressed by the shallowest of research about Greek deities then this is the book for you. 

*sighs*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent

None of the sensitive subjects are handled sensitively.

jessiebelle6's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I didn’t really like the ending. I also thought there would be more integration with Greek myths based on the description. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death

adeepermystery's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I've still got to make peace with the ending, and what I see as loose ends. But I was pleasantly surprised to be wrong about the ending. 

Oh--I wanted to note the author's idiosyncratic use of the m-dash. It was used many places I'd expect a comma, and really broke up the flow of the reading for me at first. It got easier with time. Maybe it's a UK thing? (I grew up in the US and moved to Mexico in my 40s--I know Mexico uses punctuation much differently, so perhaps that's the case with this unusual m-dash usage.) 

I'm working to re-establish a daily reading habit, and I was certainly invested in this story! I had a million theories I thought were sooo smart. Pleased to be incorrect about all of them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Cancer, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Car accident, Suicide attempt

marbar08's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment

tannerlauren's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

sadie_g's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A really interesting thriller that incorporates Greek mythology and creates a compelling narrative. I was intrigued to know how this story would unfold, and while I was interested, I wasn't excited or eager to find out the ending. I felt that the ending was a bit obscure but it very much hit me and I wasn’t expecting it.

I did love the use of Greek mythology in it, especially the aspects with Persephone, but wished it played a bigger part near the end of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Stalking, Suicide attempt

ktalk's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Great twists just like The Silent Patient. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Physical abuse