Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig

35 reviews

aparker89's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual assault, Stalking, Addiction, Body horror, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Rape, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

mlashley's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious tense

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, and Child abuse

Minor: Sexual violence and Pedophilia

kbio's review

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.5

i require confirmation that nate from the 99th world is back with maddie and olly in the 99th world

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Murder, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident, Mass/school shootings, and Cancer

hauntedantiqueshop's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Interesting and took turns I wasn’t expecting. Will definitely read again someday!

Why owls though? Sincerely, a bitch that’s scared of birds

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

Minor: Homophobia, Hate crime, Pedophilia, and Drug use

The minor warnings are ones that are mentioned in passing. I want to say there was an f slur thrown around a couple of times but I can’t fully remember.

kaywhiteley's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I actually really liked this book. It kind of reminded me of Dean Koontz and Stephen King (minus the cocaine rambles). I also liked the commentary on generational trauma. Slay. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Bullying, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Animal death, and Body horror

Minor: Car accident, Vomit, and Sexual assault

iamastraythought's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Wow. 
I was afraid of this book going in to it, I hadn't read anything this daunting in a long time, closest I got was Hell Bent, and just the sheer size of it had me wary.
I'm glad I pushed through that fear. This book was spectacular. It reminded me a bit of the show Dark, a bit of Interstellar, and a tiny bit of It. I usually don't go for tales of apocalypse, but this was different, was unique in a way that kept me on my toes. I almost saw what was coming, but couldn't quite guess, and that, too, kept me intrigued. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Murder, Death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Child death, Gaslighting, Body horror, Physical abuse, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Car accident, Grief, Gore, Torture, Cancer, Gun violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Excrement, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death of parent, Child death, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Terminal illness

maryellen's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Bullying, Murder, Confinement, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Torture, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual content

charlottesreadingweb's review

dark sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

The horror of generational interpersonal violence and it's consequences. A reflection on how desperation for acceptance and love can manifest in horrible ways. This book definitely has some decent scares, especially the Interlude chapters. I'd say there are still a lot of loose ends having finished it, and the writing is nothing special. If you are ok with no definitive answers, this book is a good Halloween haunt. Tread extremely carefully given graphic descriptions of domestic violence/child abuse & neglect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Addiction, and Adult/minor relationship

jaedia's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

 This felt more like a contemporary fantasy thriller with horror elements than horror. I went in expecting a haunted house horror and felt a little thrown off by what I got, as such... I think my expectations clouded my overall enjoyment of the book and around about 70% it started feeling off for me.

Still, there were some great moments and Chuck is definitely a great writer. If you go into this one, just drop any expectations you have. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide attempt, Gore, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Child death, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Torture, and Drug use

gracefulege's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

I was skeptical at the start about how the story could possibly lull me into successfully suspending my levels of disbelief, however, with every new chapter I found myself buying each new layer of the story. I came to love the characters, their powers, and their narrative arches, all whilst enjoying the oneness of the book itself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Vomit, Bullying, Blood, Violence, Murder, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Suicide