Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Girls by Emma Cline

163 reviews

abigail_baxter's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.25

very much a female rage book, the darker side of girlhood with the added layer of a murderous cult in the 1960s. the “modern” flashes throughout the book didn’t seem to serve a strong purpose for me but the 1960s parts were good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, and Rape

miafromorchardstreet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Torture, Violence, Addiction, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Rape, Death, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault

womanhollering's review against another edition

adventurous 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

2.25

Everyone loves Emma Cline but I have yet to enjoy one of her novels. I thought this was a tired take on the Manson family, if fictionalized. Slightly sapphic, slightly focused on the connections between the girls, but not enough to be interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

ashley_turch's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Child death, Bullying, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Drug use, Murder, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol and Eating disorder

Minor: Death of parent

beybladeb1tch's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Sexual assault, Violence, and Adult/minor relationship

einna's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

*jamie lee curtis voice* trauma 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Gore

jstone0729's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use

kaitidid's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Child death, Cursing, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Excrement

mjhymers's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Sexual assault, and Violence

marhuitre's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

The writing is good but I wasn’t really invested in the story and I didn’t like the characters, which is the point but it didn’t work for me 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Violence, Rape, and Child abuse