Reviews tagging 'Murder'

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

20 reviews

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

king_yrcanos's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Cursing and Vomit

fairy_gardenn's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Infidelity, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Vomit

jfield351's review against another edition

challenging lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

3.0

It was okay. Interesting to get inside Christopher’s mind and see the world as he sees it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Vomit

Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent

i found certain parts disgusting like how he cleaned his hands with spit that made me uncomfortable

a_alves00's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

white_tea_beluga's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

The book was really nice. There were certainly times were I felt for the side characters who had to take care of Christopher and sometimes there were times that I felt for Christopher himself. I could say that in some ways it was a conflicting book because no side you choose is the right answer and you can't find a satisfactory answer to the question 'what would I do if I was in that situation?'. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Vomit, Dementia, and Alcohol

nina17's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Violence