Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Notizen zu einer Hinrichtung: Roman by Danya Kukafka

274 reviews

melizsigler's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Murder

fayebeeee's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts

meghansydney's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder

Moderate: Racism

rceparski's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse

filipa_maia's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is a good book with an interesting story. It's fascinating to see inside Alsel's mind and knowing what makes him be that way.

The long chapters (with lots of "fillers"), the long dialogues, the very descriptive scenes, the excessive repetition of certain words or feelings... that kind of lost me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Alcohol

xiaan's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abandonment

Minor: Cursing, Racism, Sexism, Stalking, Gaslighting

beejumpe's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I was debating whether this book should have 4.5 or 5 stars, but I had to go with 5 after it consumed my mind for days between being able to listen to it at work. This book is sad, as one could assume by the description and name, but if you are in the mood for a depressing book with in-depth character study, not amazing  but very real people then this is a good book to pick up. The author does a good job getting into Ansil’s mind, and the relief at different twists and turns is really good. All the characters are flawed and Kukafka does an amazing job writing abuse. Great book, hooked me, and left me pondering after I finished.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Murder, Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent

tae_not_tea's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death

Minor: Abandonment

larizamarie's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Racism, Suicidal thoughts

mckenziereidhead's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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If I was just rating this out of my personal entertainment I’d only give it a 2! because it is not a cute, easy read that I’d grab again. This is not my fav genre and I read it for a book club. BUT I cannot deny it is so well written and makes the reader think hard. It questions the meaning of agency and what life is really for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol