Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara

74 reviews

bradycherish's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual assault, and Animal cruelty

morimyths's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Death and Death of parent

taratieux's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Rape, and Animal death

dayanitha's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Rape, and Suicide

Moderate: Medical content, Racism, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Animal death

mayscue's review

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

1.0

Read the content warnings before even considering this book. (Spoilers in this review although it kind of is obvious from the beginning) I wish I could understand what other people liked about this book. Unfortunately it was simply too gross, too graphic, and too repulsive to enjoy really any of it. I don't know what the author wanted me to gain from it. I practically wanted to vomit after reading the end, and there was almost nothing good about this book except for some of the explorations which were largely overshadowed by the sexual abuse of minors, oddly racist language, and the most disgusting main character I've ever read. Wish I had abandoned this book earlier but I didn't know the final epilogue would be so graphic. I think you can accomplish plenty of literary goals without sexual violence against children,  but I guess that's just my personal opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, and Physical abuse

micamicami's review

adventurous challenging dark medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Confinement, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Colonisation, Abandonment, and Dementia

Moderate: Sexism, Violence, Sexual content, Medical content, and Animal death

Minor: Alcoholism

lizschmorgan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Mom i frew up

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Gaslighting and Child abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Rape, and Incest

olivesolivesolivess23's review

dark slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Rape, Animal death, Child abuse, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, and Sexual violence

trashrat333's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Rape, Incest, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Animal death

novelspirits's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Minor: Misogyny, Violence, and Animal death