Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Wych Elm by Tana French

28 reviews

marlyngitomer's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Pacing was very slow. I was intrigued by the middle but stopped caring by the end. It just dragged on and I'm past the point that character development was no longer happening. I wonder why this story has to be told. The mystery was kind of interesting and dark, but then there were other things that happened. Meh. I do like her writing style and would give another one of her books a try, but this one was so-so. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Cancer, Murder, Sexual content, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Stalking, Violence, and Dementia

lay_kone's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual harassment, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Death, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Forced institutionalization

campfirek8's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Death, and Terminal illness

birdsandships's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Drug use, Terminal illness, Stalking, Death, Suicide, Medical trauma, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Cancer, Violence, and Murder

thesaggingbookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

3.5

This was difficult for me to rate. The writing was great as usual and the characters were well developed but it dragged on and on for no real reason. Just because you’re a stellar writer doesn’t mean you need to use all the words!

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death, Medical trauma, Bullying, Drug use, and Violence

Minor: Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, and Stalking

The book covered a lot of sensitive topics but i didn’t feel like it was gratuitous in explanations or details.

cjcrawfish's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.5

Well written, but overly long and plodding 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cancer, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

stjohnswarts's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This book is dark, even for Tana French - particularly the ending. Her books rarely have happy endings but man. She’s great at writing hugely unlikeable characters and then throwing so much shit at them that by the end you just feel sorry for them more than anything else.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Stalking

Moderate: Drug abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Bullying, Death, and Self harm

krissymcgeehan's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Suicide attempt, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Suicide, and Sexual assault

markandcover's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Violence, Sexual assault, and Homophobia

sarah_roundtree's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Death