Reviews tagging 'Death'

La veritat sobre el cas Harry Quebert by Imma Falcó, Joël Dicker

23 reviews

jazful's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective relaxing tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I couldn't stop reading! I didn't see all the plot twists coming, although with other mystery novels I actually figure out what it's about very quickly. This book was just completely different. Probably the best mystery novel I've ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

ging090803's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-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? It's complicated

2.5

I felt terrible giving it only 2 stars that's why I gave the 2.5 stars. 
Honestly, I understand the idea. It was a great idea. The plot is good... But oh men, it was so long. I am sure the mysterious death of Nola could have been solved way faster than that. I don't understand why, all book long, we had a suspect then no suspect then too many suspects, etc etc. We were circling around everything for 800 pages. I'm sure I would have loved how it was written (between present and past from the author's POV) normally but not this time. It was only confusing and eternal. 
If someone wants a recommendation from me, I will say that there are other great mystery books before this one... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content and Car accident

_remi__'s review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Self harm, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual content

katieelizabeth_reads's review against another edition

mysterious sad fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and Sexual harassment

charlottestiennon's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Dementia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

itshardizzy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

1.0

I've had read my fair share of mystery books, but this was different from the ones I'm used too. The book is set in 2008 but the mystery happened in 75', so the story goes back and forth. 

The MC is Marcus, an best seller author that doesn't have the inspiration to write a second book. He goes to spend some time with his mentor, Harry Quebert which is later accused to have killed Nola, a 15 year old girl that disappeared in 75'. Marcus then set to find out what really happened that year and decides to write a story about the case.

The book is really slow and although there is a new founding every few pages, I found myself bored and struggling. I found some problematic things about the book, like the fact our main character doesn't really condone the relationship between Harry (a 30 years old man at that time) and Nola, which is basically the whole book plot. I felt like the author didn't really established the relationship as crime (which btw it is!!!)

the ones that understands that the relationship wasn't natural are set as nosy people or are in some way involved with the case.

In end the murderer wasn't really a surprise if you pay attention to the details.

and the author had the major opportunity to develop Nola's mental health but he never really talked about the with the depth and only showed the effects and said that she has it - not really naming it tho

It's a book that every mystery lover should read at least once to experience, and maybe you'll like it better than I did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Homophobia, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

wittybiddy's review against another edition

fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Stalking, Car accident, and Murder

liesbethvv's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

In its genre, this is one of the best I’ve read. The suspense and plot twists are amazing and even though the book might be a tad too long, I still found myself very invested in the outcome and the storyline. Curious to read more Joël Dicker!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

mathrio's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury