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marageorge's review
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Incest
Minor: Racism
fviryshelves's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Murder, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, and Infidelity
Moderate: Miscarriage
Minor: Racism
jaggillarte's review
dark
tense
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
3.0
This book threw intense feelings of claustrophobia and desperation at me. Personally it was a bit hard to get through because of this, but still worth reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Suicide, Incest, and Animal cruelty
f18's review
dark
emotional
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Murder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Incest, Racial slurs, and Racism
williamgideon's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The experience of reading Thérèse Raquin wasn't my favorite. My main problem was the writing. In an effort of being objective and realistic, it comes across as dull and boring. I had a hard time getting through the novel, mainly because of the writing and pacing. However, I did really like the story. It's dark, challenging and quite disgusting at times, but also weirdly ironic and tragi-comical. While it did drag on for quite a while in the middle, the end left my jaw on the floor. The sheer stupidity of the two main characters is both funny and devastating.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Incest, Domestic abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Miscarriage
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