Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone by Stefan Kiesbye

10 reviews

sare1125's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Sexual assault, and Murder

cait_henry56's review

challenging dark funny

5.0

A brutal read, up there with Requiem for a Dream but before Fight Night by Miriam Toews. Another reflection on the resiliency (apathy?) of people to their circumstances. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Minor: Incest and Sexual violence

jane_moriarty's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism and Deportation

angelicaro's review

dark 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

owlribbon's review

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

_forestofpages's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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

2.0

** For your own sake read the content warnings **

This book was well written, with great use of metaphor and weaved German fables and superstition into the reality of the story's setting very well. That is all I liked about it.

This book has no plot and no real conclusion. It is a peek into a small cursed town full of horrible and violent people doing awful, vile things. I don't see a purpose to it except to disturb the reader. I got nothing from this book except a bad taste in my mouth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Incest, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment

morganperks's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

alternative title: you're house is on fire, your children low key set it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty and Abortion

apersonfromflorida's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual violence and Sexual harassment

rachelunabridged's review

dark sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

raivyn's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Infidelity, and Pedophilia