Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

59 reviews

thenovelbookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted slow-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

3.75

A good and easy read, but filled with a lot of descriptions. 
  
A heart-warming and heart-breaking story of love, loss, and life.
  
Not hating on this use of a simile, but just as the marsh goes on forever on a hot sunny day, so do the author's words describing the marsh, the sea, Kya's shack, the forest, etc., which is quite a lot of the book.
  
It could also be seen as slowing the story down by using the multi-worded descriptions, as another simile as to the hot sticky summer days that seem to go slow and drag on.
  
I did enjoy the book as a whole and would recommend it as an easy read, a summer read, to get out of a reading rut, or just enjoy a casual read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Stalking

jessicohen15's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

A great read but I did hop on the bandwagon to make sure I finished the book before seeing the movie sunday! I loved the characters, the emotion, the drama, and yet the beautiful simplicity of it all

but wtf I didn’t think she actually killed chase I’ll be interested to see what the movie does w that I always thought Tate did it in an act of love for Kya??

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Classism, Confinement, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

k8thegr8's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, and Bullying

Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Death, and Confinement

Minor: Racial slurs

thefictionalhevschwar's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective relaxing 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Racism, Grief, Alcoholism, Classism, and Death of parent

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Mental illness, Confinement, Murder, and Racism

Minor: Cancer

maggie_hamel's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

it hurts. so bad.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Confinement, Physical abuse, Death, Rape, Racism, and Racial slurs

isabellarob73's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

I see why this book is so popular. Rich with imagery, page-turning chapters, and a fascinating main character. I loved part 1, especially because it was based so heavily in the nature / survival aspect of the book. Part two was less enjoyable, but I’m also not someone super into law/court stuff. The ending is very interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

Minor: Infertility and Adult/minor relationship

marionlundqvist's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Murder, Alcohol, Confinement, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship

clairew97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Infidelity, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infertility, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Death, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Addiction, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual assault

bookdragonk's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

3.5

The SLOWEST and most boring start ever, but I'm so glad I stuck with this book. It was truly a beautiful read once the story got going. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Confinement

Moderate: Bullying, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer