Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Dinner by Herman Koch

89 reviews

webb_beb's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Medical content

Moderate: Homophobia, Murder, and Racism

gee_l_reads's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

hollymich's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Racial slurs, and Hate crime

Moderate: Mental illness, Torture, Classism, Medical trauma, and Medical content

hoax_meal's review against another edition

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

do yourself a favor and skip this one. I've read 4 books this year and this is the worst so far. awful characters, racism, absolutely no substance. you would get more out of a peanuts comic strip than this joke of a book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Hate crime, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexism and Racism

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Excrement, and Misogyny

ryderbuttry's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence and Murder

audreyannmf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.75

Slay Claire 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

kerryac's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

Please kill me if I ever start acting this loyal to anyone just because they’re family.  This book premise was intriguing but Paul’s extensive backstory made my eyes glaze over and the current day chapters felt rushed through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

teri_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This book was so interesting. It’s one of those books where no one involved is a good person. And yet, based on the point of view you’re reading the book from, you still root for certain people over others and choose sides. This definitely made me think and reflect when I was done. There’s definitely some things that are said that made me a bit uncomfortable, but knowing who they were coming from and their mental state, it felt different. Definitely one you really have to think about. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Murder and Mental illness

smac11299's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Murder, and Torture

mixxy's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Racism and Mental illness