Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

When We Lost Our Heads by Heather O'Neill

23 reviews

ashleygreene03's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, Transphobia, Animal death, Violence, Sexual assault, and Abortion

noel_k's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

It is a book one must give 4 stars because it is a beautifully grotesque atrocity, reminiscent of Nabokov. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Animal death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Abortion, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Toxic relationship

camrich's review

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Classism, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Sexual violence, Rape, Abortion, Animal death, and Dysphoria

Minor: Domestic abuse and Drug use

leahsusan's review

dark medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death

thebacklistreader's review

Clearly meant to be dramatic and dark, it felt over-done in a way that was comical. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Rape and Transphobia

sarahjsnider's review against another edition

2.5

Whatever the author is doing with the French Revolution allusions is lost on me, as I have tried and failed to learn about that history. The plot at face value has its moments but drags at times. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Animal death

mmkm1997's review

I hate DNF’ing but I just couldn’t do it. I typically don’t mind an intense book or darker plot lines, but something about this book made me feel so empty and squirmy….it was not worth finishing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

pbella3's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Body shaming, Abandonment, Murder, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Death, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Rape

mmayern's review

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Abortion, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Death of parent, Classism, Animal death, Toxic friendship, Death, Rape, Violence, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Homophobia, Gun violence, Sexism, and Misogyny

emmaemooney's review

adventurous dark funny inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

I loved this book!!! An almost otherworldly historical fiction where many truths of the Gilded Age and beyond were muddied with fantastical characters

(who were also loosely based on historical figures, as became clear to me—one more obvious than the other, I’d say).

I love Heather O’Neill’s writing style—no simile or metaphor is included without continuing to serve the story. Amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Rape

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Animal death