Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten

24 reviews

vireogirl's review against another edition

dark lighthearted mysterious 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

4.25

Small book (about twice the size of my phone) with 5 short stories. Clever and the translator did a good job. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism and Grief

Minor: Death, Sexism, and Death of parent

daringreader13's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

2.5

2.5 out of 5 stars

This collection of short stories all follow the same template for set up- old lady complains about something awful in her life, she makes a connection with some body who is less than perfect, she gets annoyed, she kills them, and then gets away with it. The only one I really enjoyed was the one not written in her POV. Honestly, I don’t know if I want to read the other in the collection just to prove this hypothesis or to mark a series as finished. Either way it’s not because it’s good 😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

polarheights's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

nekoshka's review against another edition

dark lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Death of parent

bessadams's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Death of parent

crunch1009's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

3.75

A fun, and quick read. At times, it can be a bit confusing but the book is still enjoyable nonetheless.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

hmetwade's review against another edition

dark lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

theeoldbear's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Sexism, and Death of parent

jaimc's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death and Blood

Minor: Death of parent

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

I would classify this book as a cozy thriller. There aren’t high stakes but there is murder. 

This book is a compilation of short stories about 89 year old Maud and her no good deeds. I am still not sure if I want her to succeed or get caught. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol