Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton

9 reviews

rayne31's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Blood

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Infidelity, and Homophobia

Minor: Death, Torture, Slavery, Stalking, and Racism

shonalikesreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Racism, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Medical trauma, and Death

rhi_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Murder, Outing, Animal death, Hate crime, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Racial slurs, Death, Pregnancy, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Slavery, and Torture

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

emotional 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

I’ve tried to listen to this last year & found it dull. Fast forward and I wanted to give it another shot, but I chose to read instead of listening to the audiobook. I loved it! I could hardly put it down until I could finish. It has a slower pace, but the amount of character building … it was just phenomenal. I wish there was a “happily ever after” because I love those, but it would have been far-fetched & stretched at best.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Alcohol, Blood, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Outing, Violence, and Homophobia

Moderate: Excrement, Racism, Vomit, and Sexual content

Minor: Racial slurs, Torture, Abortion, Child death, Slavery, and Alcoholism

dckathleen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

This book had far more depth than I expected. A young woman from a "good family" that has fallen on hard times is married off to a rich bachelor in 1600's Amsterdam. He's completely disinterested in her, but buts her a cabinet which is basically an extremely luxurious dollhouse. She contacts the mysterious Miniaturist to furnish it. She is stuck with her husband's controlling sister (who is not interested in giving up her control over the house) and the household staff, a young white woman and a Black man. The leadership of Amsterdam is extremely religious and conservative, outlawing everything from homosexuality to owning dolls (even gingerbread men). This unusual household is impacted by the social and legal conventions while prophetic miniature items continue to appear at the doorstep. 

TW: violence against gay people, racism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Torture

authorannafaundez's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Outing

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, and Sexism

Minor: Police brutality, Animal cruelty, Blood, Pregnancy, and Torture

vanadiumbean's review

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Pregnancy, Racism, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal death, Medical content, and Police brutality

Minor: Colonisation, Slavery, and Torture

em2jules's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Excrement, Grief, Police brutality, Sexism, and Torture

ellanarose's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence