Reviews tagging 'Grief'

La Vérité sur l'Affaire Harry Quebert by Joël Dicker

9 reviews

bi2bi's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

engancha mucho. hay partes que se supone que son graciosas que no lo son mucho, pero por lo demás es muy entretenido. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm

btrz7's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.5

Don't know what I just read.
I feel like most of the characters were these stereotype/charicature mesh, with absolutely absurd details about some of the side characters. In the end, all of the twists and turns at the end weren't enough to convince me, as I felt it was just taking too long.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, Car accident, Death, Grief, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury

jazful's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective relaxing tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I couldn't stop reading! I didn't see all the plot twists coming, although with other mystery novels I actually figure out what it's about very quickly. This book was just completely different. Probably the best mystery novel I've ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Grief, Mental illness, Police brutality, Murder, and Self harm

Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical trauma

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Violence, Death, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Self harm, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual content

julianavaz's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Stalking, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

bookbelle5_17's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

3.0

The Truth About the Harry Querbert Affair
By: Joel Dicker, Translated by Sam Taylor
Marcus Goldman has had a successful first novel, but now he needs to write his sophomore novel, but he’s having writer’s block. He contacts his old mentor Harry Quebert and visits him in the sea side town where he lives. He discovers Harry had a love affair with a 15-year-old girl, and not too long after Marcus has found out, the girl’s body is discovered buried in Harry’s yard.
I almost DNFed this book, but I was interested enough to find out what happened to Nola Kellergan, the girl. I also wanted to know if Harry Querbert was guilty of murdering her, not just pedophile. As beautiful as his words were about their love affair, he was still 35 years old. Harry started out as charming and likable but as the story progressed, he became a character I got frustrated, annoyed with, and pitied. I did not understand how he could love a girl so young and how she had so much power over him, though it made a little more sense once everything was revealed, but only by a little bit. Marcus was the opposite. He started out as self-centered and arrogant person, but as the story goes on you see him grow and learn. Nola was such a mystery and I didn’t know how to feel about her. She instilled mixed feelings in my opinions on her and I didn’t know if I disliked her or felt sorry for her. By the end it was latter. The novel is very readable and unputdownable, despite the temptation to DNF it. Unfortunately, the book is little too long for me. I felt like it could have been cut down by 200 pages. There were times when it felt like it could have ended, but a new twist or red herring would be revealed. The book did surprise me quite a bit with all the red herrings on who murdered Nola. I didn’t see the end coming, but it made sense how it turned out, and felt bittersweet, it felt right with the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

katieelizabeth_reads's review against another edition

mysterious sad fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Murder, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

liesbethvv's review

mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

In its genre, this is one of the best I’ve read. The suspense and plot twists are amazing and even though the book might be a tad too long, I still found myself very invested in the outcome and the storyline. Curious to read more Joël Dicker!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Murder, Mental illness, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Child death, and Car accident

mathrio's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Violence, Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Self harm

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Grief