Reviews tagging 'Murder'

McGlue by Ottessa Moshfegh

29 reviews

kclark's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

The first 40% of this book or so was extremely disorienting which makes sense given the plot of the novel. I appreciate a story that does something I don't expect, but I also see why people might bounce off of it, but I liked it. 

The book deals a lot with memory and it's ephemeral nature of memory, constructions of masculinity and how that intersects with friendships and sexuality, and how class distorts how our culture views guilt and innocence, among much else. 

The protagonist reminded me of other Moshveigh protagonists: lonely outsiders struggling to connect to society but this time in the mold of a drunken sailor. That sort of archetypical writing is understandable given this is Moshveigh's first published work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Violence, Excrement, Murder, and Toxic friendship

reginahafner_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

3.75

this one is for the hannibal gays

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder

gracetrimper's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

toffishay's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.75

I really just struggled to follow this story. It is very stream of consciousness from an inebriated and unreliable narrator. It definitely could have gone over my head or just wasn't for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism and Violence

Minor: Murder

ripangelica's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Racism, and Murder

vgdavies03's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

stormblessed16's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

juliapetal's review

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

5.0

One of my favorites of all time, holy cow. What a writer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

redgypsophila's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Alcoholism

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, and Murder