Reviews tagging 'Death'

Slade House by David Mitchell

13 reviews

zsometimesreads's review

adventurous mysterious

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

3.75

an interesting story about a pair of twins possessing and consuming the soul of a child on drugs, an… eager… detective inspector, a delusional girl, the girl’s confused sister, and finally one of the twins perspective of trying to consume an horologist. probably should’ve researched the order to read david mitchell’s books cause apparently this ties into his other books but it’s too late now 🤷‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Drug use, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

chelly_reads's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

mxajlikesbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Death

georgiakirkegard's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Police brutality, Death, Child death, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, and Gore

z_thatsit's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Child death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident, Bullying, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

flissjoy33's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

+ loved the thriller genre, third part was my favourite. 
- fantasy genre, fourth part dragged out a bit, fifth part I didn't understand because it links to a series the author's already written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Child death, and Death

northernlitreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.75

what a fascinating book! i bought it on a complete whim and i just loved it. what an insane story. i really loved that we only a spent a little time with each new character but still really got to know them - they were so well developed with different humour, accents, wants - it impressed me anyway.

i also loved how at the end, norahs realisation at her aging paralleled all the twins’ victims when they noticed they couldn’t breathe - so clever

genuinely recommend this so much. very glad i read it! compared with the only other horror/thriller i’ve read - the turn of the screw - this was so much better and i’m glad i have discovered that not all books in the genre are convoluted and boring 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Body shaming, Racism, Death, Kidnapping, and Stalking

ashbcgc's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

dianna_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child death

Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming

mateoj's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.75

obligatory deduction of a few points because of overwhelming and obscene Britishness but damn, that was good. what I wouldn't give for a limited series of this akin to the Haunting series... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia