Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny

10 reviews

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

My only disappointment with this book is that I must wait for her to publish the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Alcohol

pphector's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, and Death of parent

asacco9642's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Vomit, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Fatphobia and Racism

trippalli's review

dark mysterious sad 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

2.5

A gruesome murder mystery.. The art and poetry and mystery and somewhat interesting, but this isn't my cup of tea ( probably poisoned anyway)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

kaitlinnoodles's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Mass shooting cw: includes a somewhat fictionalized account of the

1989 mass shooting at École Polytechnique

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

wonderfulxwonderful's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Car accident

simpleexplorations's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Torture, Medical content, and Car accident

ladylothlorien's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I always love the Gamache books. This one had a lot of elements and some time jumps that left me a bit befuddled as to how it would come together, so I just sat back and let Penny do her thing. It did all come together in the end although it was all a bit elaborate. Still I loved the way the story picked up steam towards the end; I love that rising crescendo of tension and peril that makes it so incredibly hard (and often impossible) to put the book down. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Vomit

Lots of talk about a real mass shooting in Montreal. Child sexual abuse isn’t described in detail but enough to be triggering for some. And murders that are not described in great detail but are still disturbing

uranaishi's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, and Colonisation

purplepenning's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Cultural appropriation