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silene's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
More unsettling than frightening, Burnt Offerings shows a slow descent into madness, lost to the supernatural power of a house. The characters are believable but unlikeable, and the relationship between Marian and Ben is toxic from the start. There’s a scene of marital rape, though it isn’t violent. The narrator switches between perspectives, always a limited third person, but he really seems more sympathetic to Ben than I think justified. Aunt Elizabeth is the most likable of them all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Child death and Rape
kypn's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Child abuse
Moderate: Child death
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