Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

17 reviews

risemini'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

kellyisntcool's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

3.0

My first go at this book was with the audio version. Really interesting experience but I felt like I increasingly fell off due to just how insane the narrator is. A cool effect to listen to, being she’s peak unreliable narrator and the book is her stream of consciousness. I look forward to reading a physical version to see if that changes my rating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Violence

witchintherain's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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

1.75

I really wouldn't recommend this book. I didn't find the story or characters compelling and had to force myself to read it all the way through. It felt as if the author was just using the book as an excuse to be incredibly fatphobic. Such a disappointing read :(

There are other books that write unlikeable characters struggling with mental health issues that subvert their reality so much better and not offensively. In my opinion, this is not one of them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Police brutality

diana_blackmoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

I am happy someone wrote Vesta's and Magda's story. Maybe it will be your favourite book. It was not mine brand of speculative fiction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Violence

annvalentine's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Fatphobia

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

zozzy2000's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia and Violence

abbyb23's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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 Murder

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Rape

linguaphile412's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fatphobia, Blood, Excrement, and Vomit

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Sexual violence, and Violence

myaharmon's review against another edition

mysterious 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

roxanez's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-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

4.25

This won't be everyone's cup of tea - it's a stream of consciousness increasingly becoming more unhinged while very little objectively happens. I couldn't put it down.

Struggled to read through Charlie's death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Cancer, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence