Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

128 reviews

grassygale's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious

4.5

Very cool vampirific type of story. Might be difficult for some readers. I think if I had read this (instead of the audiobook), I would probably classify it more as a horror book, and probably would have had a more difficult time with different scenes. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Alcohol, Abandonment, Cannibalism, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent, Rape, Violence, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

dia_arca_mina's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Body horror, Blood, Cannibalism, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, and Forced institutionalization

arialien's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Cannibalism, Gun violence, Rape, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Trafficking, Violence, Gore, Bullying, Sexism, and Body horror

queenneehola's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Rape and Gun violence

Minor: Alcohol, Torture, Grief, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, and Cursing

mrsbuck's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Blood, Death, Gore, Violence, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Sexism, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

bookish_redpanda15's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Gun violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Death

Minor: Sexual violence and Pregnancy

troubleintandem's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Alcohol, Child death, and Confinement

sinead_price's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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? No

4.0

Adventurous and refreshingly original. I loved the concept of book eaters/mind eaters and the tropes of fairy tales that were re-worked to challenge what fairytales teach us to be true. The protagonist of this story must learn to see beyond a certain way of living and to dream beyond the narrow walls of the life she has been given. An imaginative story that will leave you wondering what the characters are up to now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Blood

saracat's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I listened to the audiobook, so before I get into the book review itself, I want to say it was a delightful surprise to learn that both the author and narrator are neurodivergent and hearing them chat together at the end was really nice. This is the first book I’ve listened to that had a chat between narrator and author and now wish more of the books I listened to had this. 

Now to the review. I became so invested in the main characters. And the world Dean created felt so fresh and unique to me. While I never quite got my head around understanding the knights and dragons completely, it doesn’t really bother me. 

I love characters and books that are riddled with morally grey - which this book is full of. Though, the farther I got into the book, the more I hesitated to keep picking it up because after everything the characters had been through I wanted them to at least have ‘better’ and I just couldn’t get a sense if Dean had written a book that would have an ultimately happy ending, tragic ending, something in between, etc. And I didn’t want to reach the end. But I finally did, and I think the ending fits everything that proceeds it in the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Murder, Alcoholism, Death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Blood

Minor: Gore, Rape, Confinement, Kidnapping, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Child abuse

hazel_oat's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Rape, Torture, Gore, Body horror, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, and Pedophilia