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La veritat sobre el cas Harry Quebert by Imma Falcó, Joël Dicker
9 reviews
alevssia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
1.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Blood, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Violence
izzybell's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Child death
camillarossi's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Death, Violence, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Mental illness, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Car accident
Minor: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Homophobia
abibliophobic_nerd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Sexual content, Stalking, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Murder, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
jazful's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Grief, Mental illness, Police brutality, Murder, and Self harm
Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical trauma
bookbelle5_17's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
By: Joel Dicker, Translated by Sam Taylor
Marcus Goldman has had a successful first novel, but now he needs to write his sophomore novel, but he’s having writer’s block. He contacts his old mentor Harry Quebert and visits him in the sea side town where he lives. He discovers Harry had a love affair with a 15-year-old girl, and not too long after Marcus has found out, the girl’s body is discovered buried in Harry’s yard.
I almost DNFed this book, but I was interested enough to find out what happened to Nola Kellergan, the girl. I also wanted to know if Harry Querbert was guilty of murdering her, not just pedophile. As beautiful as his words were about their love affair, he was still 35 years old. Harry started out as charming and likable but as the story progressed, he became a character I got frustrated, annoyed with, and pitied. I did not understand how he could love a girl so young and how she had so much power over him, though it made a little more sense once everything was revealed, but only by a little bit. Marcus was the opposite. He started out as self-centered and arrogant person, but as the story goes on you see him grow and learn. Nola was such a mystery and I didn’t know how to feel about her. She instilled mixed feelings in my opinions on her and I didn’t know if I disliked her or felt sorry for her. By the end it was latter. The novel is very readable and unputdownable, despite the temptation to DNF it. Unfortunately, the book is little too long for me. I felt like it could have been cut down by 200 pages. There were times when it felt like it could have ended, but a new twist or red herring would be revealed. The book did surprise me quite a bit with all the red herrings on who murdered Nola. I didn’t see the end coming, but it made sense how it turned out, and felt bittersweet, it felt right with the story.
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse
katieelizabeth_reads's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Murder, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Pedophilia
liesbethvv's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Murder, Mental illness, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Child death, and Car accident
mellothien's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Self harm
Moderate: Pedophilia and Murder