Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge

7 reviews

uselesspirateraven's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexism, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

jessi_lou95's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Blood

yasaman's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder

emmasbookshelf22's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

rainetheghost's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

crescentmoondaydreams's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty

sidbookreviews's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

One of my all-time favourites! Read my full review here.

2021 Reread:
Even better than the first time! Reading this with fresh eyes I got a lot more appreciation for the supporting characters and the number of meticulous details put into the story. The Lie Tree is really an ode to all the invisible clever women throughout history, and this is especially evident in the characters, especially Myrtle and Agatha, who have a lot more depth than meets eye. Overall I just love this book so much and it remains one of my favourite books ever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Child death