Reviews tagging 'Death'

I cospiratori by Un-su Kim

16 reviews

jefferz's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

For a book titled the Plotters, I found the plot of this one ironically to be one of the weakest aspects of the novel that left me disappointed. I love the character dialogue and the protagonist Reseng is quite the relatable anti-hero who was cast into and doesn't know what life is like outside the dark world of assassins. This is very much a book where the journey is deemed more important than the destination as The Plotters sets up a fascinating scene and takes a good stab at the world of political corruption, underhanded deals, and what money can buy (pun intended). Reseng gets tangled up with a plot to overthrow the status quo of the hitman industry but the book never resolves the plotlines it sets up. He goes through a period of self-reflection and discovery as things go from bad to worse and ends with a moment of grandeur for Reseng similar to the climax of a movie where an epilogue would normally kick in showing the aftermath of the events. Except there isn't one and you're left to assume or wonder whether anything Reseng did (or what you read) even mattered. With such a slow moving plot and unsatisfying ending), this was not for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

izzybla's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I devoured this book, from the first page i found it so suspenseful, not a second that i found boring. The characters really grew close to my heart at the end. Saw something that said "the best movie i've ever read" and it really sums up my feelings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Blood

lorepanda's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Gore

Minor: Animal death and Child death

tungstenmouse's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I found this very intense. Sometimes it was like watching a movie. My only issues were that it was occasionally slow and unfortunately extremely violent. If you like action and thrillers I highly recommend this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism and Stalking

mlewis's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, Suicide, Stalking, Car accident, and Death of parent

livvyofthevalley's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.25

This was a fun read, but it never really felt like it was going anywhere. Maybe some of the impact got lost in translation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Car accident, and War

arcy's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

I love the way author wrote.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Murder

angela_iseli's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

i_island's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

5.0

I was initially going to give this a 2-star rating at most, but omg it got so good.

I fell in love.

The ending of this book makes up for all the little issues that I had throughout it.

It was like the whole story was coming to a crescendo!

I’m definitely re-reading it in the new year!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Alcohol

nasima's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Blood