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Reviews tagging 'Animal death'
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
220 reviews
arciz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death
misty_kb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty
enmybooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The main character did say some ableist things about autism though.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism
servemethesky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
This book is incredibly well done, and the voice is fantastic. It jumps off the page! I'd definitely read more of this author's work in the future.
As a reader, I have a flaw where I adore unreliable narrators, identify just how unreliable they are... and then promptly let myself be swept away by them. I knew I couldn't trust Janina, but oh, I did, I did!
By the end, I felt like this novel had some serious John Wick vibes, though it would never be as popular as that franchise due to the deeply eccentric writing style and slow pacing. But damn. This one was good.
Moderate: Murder, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
allisonbew's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Murder and Animal death
jiangslore's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Uma surpresa muito positiva, na minha opinião, foram os personagens secundários. Durante o enredo, forma-se um núcleo muito interessante de pessoas que são próximas à protagonista e, talvez porque a própria narradora possui uma visão única sobre diversas coisas, o modo que essas (e outras) pessoas são descritas e desenvolvidas foi bem único, também. Dizendo de forma simples, ao ler as descrições dos personagens, tive a impressão que a narrativa não focava em aspectos que normalmente seriam o foco de uma descrição — e isso tornou os personagens muito mais reais.
Além disso, o enredo de “Sobre os Ossos dos Mortos” é bem interessante. Infelizmente, considerei a grande virada da narrativa bem previsível; mas isso, definitivamente, não tornou a experiência de leitura ruim. O livro possui várias qualidades que fazem a leitura valer a pena, mesmo se você passar boa parte dela tendo uma ideia relativamente formada do que vai acontecer. Além disso, acredito que é importante mencionar que a previsibilidade do enredo não parece ser um consenso entre os leitores da obra, o que demonstra que a virada foi bem elaborada (o que sempre gera um risco de previsibilidade), mas não passou muito dos limites.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Murder
tjwolf's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Murder, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Minor: Alcohol, Misogyny, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
cryfest's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Classism, Chronic illness, Grief, Murder, and Sexism
lady_bountiful's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Animal death
eve_kadou's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Animal death, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty