Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

16 reviews

itsatyepo's review against another edition

dark informative 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

0.5

A shocking representation of autistic people by a writer who said that “imagination trumps research” in response when asked if he did any research on autism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

siriface's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Infidelity, Murder, and Abandonment

scoads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

A book with more than a few problems and an interesting yet problematic take on autistic stereotypes in young boys, but a very compelling and suspenseful story told from an interesting perspective, very close to my heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

camoo3032's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, and Excrement

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, Dementia, Murder, and Alcohol

reddeddy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Self harm, Police brutality, Dementia, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

lasivaranasi's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.25

Hauptcharakter: sehr süß und schön, dass die Thematik um Christopher in einem Buch aufgegriffen und so lebensnah dargestellt wurde
Geschichte in sich: alle anderen Charaktere konnte ich zwar in ihren Handlungen nachvollziehen, sie haben mich aber sauer gemacht und ich konnte sie schlicht weg nicht leiden 
Und alles in allem: 
fand ich hatte das Buch leider seine Längen weshalb ich lange gebraucht hab, um durch das Buch zu kommen. 
Da die Idee hinter dem Buch jedoch sehr gelungen ist, kann und möchte ich es nicht schlecht bewerten :) 

Das Buch ist super für alle Menschen, ich denke aber besonders für jüngere - alle, die etwas leichtverständliches lesen wollen und gleichzeitig sich  mit dem Thema Autismus (zum ersten Mal) befassen und einen Einblick in die Gedanken eines Betroffenen bekommen können. Sie bekommen dafür ein Buch, in dem sie mit dem Hauptcharakter mitfühlen und die schönen aber auch nervenaufreibenden Seiten dieser psychischen Störung kennenlernen dürfen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Murder

Minor: Drug abuse and Panic attacks/disorders

Die Warnungen, die ich angegeben habe sind alle im Buch enthalten, jedoch durch den Schreibstil sehr milde gehalten, weshalb ich die meisten Dinge gut aushalten konnte, auch wenn ich ein persönliches Thema mit ihnen hatte. Dies Variiert natürlich danach, wie starke Triggerpunkte diese Themen für dich sind! Das Thema vor dem ich am meisten warnen würde sind:

Herzerkrankungen, Tod/Mord, Familienstreitigkeiten und Gewalt (an Kindern)

ashielovestoread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.25

This was such a brilliantly written but sad, like super sad book😭 there were funny moments, yes, but I can't get over the sad reality of this. There are parts where I had to skip the info dumps and it is individual preference ig. Overall I loved this book and it made me real sad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Vomit

mermaidstears's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

it was nice to read a book with an autistic main character and attempting to understand how they work and perceive the world. It was a good book with interesting views. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, and Murder

chrisljm's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.0

not a mystery, just mostly about how shitty christopher’s parents are 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, Abandonment, and Alcohol

lara_r's review against another edition

emotional fast-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

4.0

Surprising plot twists

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Ableism, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Blood, and Excrement

Dead dog