Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz

68 reviews

julells's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Eine in meinen Augen absolut einzigartige Geschichte mit vielen interessanten Wendungen, auch wenn ich sie an einigen Stellen etwas verworren fand.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse, Child death, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Death, and Death of parent

antidietleah's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

atamano's review

dark mysterious 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Sexism

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

greatestheights's review

mysterious tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

marpaige's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

davinmotion's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-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? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this overall- it was a quick and fun read. The discussion about plagiarism that this book stirs up, whether you read it on your own or with a group of people, is very insightful. There’s no “right” answer and it brings to mind, for me, the controversy with art and AI. Plagiarism and what falls under its umbrella will continue to be debated for years to come, so it’ll never not be present. This book also though, really tries to sell you that the plot Jake may or may not have plagiarized is a brand new literary device. The build up to it is so great you’re nearly furious to know what it is, so that when you finally hear it…you’ll have opinions. I admire what this author did and how they pieced together this story, but I think I’ll always prefer Stephen King’s novella with the same question of plagiarism since I prefer the character of Morton Rainey more. That said, I still think the story that Jean Hanff Korelitz spins is worth the read if you want a fun and fast mystery.  

Also, the passing reference to Josh Kilmer-Purcell and his husband was not lost on me and was incredibly unexpected. I highly recommend his books if you haven’t already, for his voice is a unique look into a life many of us have likely never experienced firsthand, and his humor despite some of the circumstances he finds himself in, is fantastic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Murder, and Death of parent

I think “Anna” is supposed to feel like a more mature manic pixie girl in her introduction, but I found her suspicious fairly quickly. I really wonder if we were intended to pick up that something was off about her and consistently question her arrival as the story progressed, or if we were to focus on instead on Talented Tom being Martin or someone we were yet to meet. This is the weakest part for me, as well as the question of plagiarism in the first place, since some in my book club felt he never plagiarized at all. So to people that see little wrong in taking Evan’s plot, the whole novel becomes more of a character study of Jake and why he is so distraught, which loses some of the appeal.

karly_ackley's review

mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Child death, Death of parent, and Murder

issamay's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Abandonment and Drug use

imds's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Classism, Death, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Vomit, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide and Abortion

popsicleplease's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Child death and Pregnancy