Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

44 reviews

thessie_rby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, and Drug abuse

ern0809's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-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

4.0

This is a unique book in that it focuses on everyone around the murderer, reflective of how our society is actually the oppostie--fame is given to the murderer and the victims forgotten.  Well paced, I was very invested in the other characters than the main one.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Murder

minxtte's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Car accident

m4rtt4's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

SO GOOD. I've consumed so much true crime and fictional crime content in my life, but I've never come across anything like this. There was something in this book I can't quite explain — an underlying feeling of fear? Hollowness? Darkness? Sadness? A black hole that's slowly lurking towards you, it spies on you behind a corner, and while you can feel its eyes on your back, your only escape is to try to ignore it. There are no words for how this book made me feel, but if it helps, I devoured like 75% of it in one sitting. I physically wasn't able to tear my eyes away, to let go. Quite like the feelings explored in this book — they are there, silently shaping you, whether or not you actually pay attention to them. Such a spectacular, exceptional story. And most importantly, it focuses on what's more important than the glorified image of the 'American serial killer' and his horrifying acts — what about the victims, their families and the justice they deserve? (In no way am I sympathetic towards Ansel, but this book only made me more against the death penalty. Not that he deserves to beg for his life, but that kind of 'justice' is not the one I want from the justice system.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

pernillelsk's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Police brutality

lindsayerin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

abigalewood's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

I went into this book pretty blind from a youtuber recommendation and I was honestly blown away by the prose and storytelling, I love that the author made the women in this story feel real and important when so much of our culture is focused on the men who commit violent acts against them. Truly one of my favorite reads of 2022.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, and Grief

Minor: Sexism, Violence, and Stalking

jennifer_bush_73's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

nicolesorial's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cancer and Rape

dalmavatai's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

Wow this was such a poignant story that I simply couldn't put down. All of the perspectives were so interesting to read from and the relationships between the characters were psychologically very well developed. The reason why this book is not as memorable for me as it perhaps could've been is just because the characters were not necessarily written in a way that I could relate to. I felt like they didn't have very distinctive voices, it was more like this literary-fiction-gaze that we were looking at them through which I can't explain but if you know, you know lol. Anyway, a super well-written and poignant read regardless! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Sexism