Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Morte de Uma Livreira by Alice Slater

73 reviews

jeanpear's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

Very, very tense, with one of the most intentionally dislikeable characters I have ever read. Well written as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Blood, and Death of parent

purpl_pages's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I plodded through the first half of this book at a snail’s pace, intrigued by the setup but unsure where it was going. However. When it got going, it sure heated up. The contrast between the 2 main characters challenges you to find your stance between them while being immersed in 2 different views. I think the ending was frustratingly unsatisfying, but only in the sense that leaves you pondering the events and wanting more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual assault

libhollywood's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• 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

4.75

Busted out the notes app for this one!! Such an interesting read: so bouncy, bright and readable but also BEYOND tense and emotional. I loved the beginning a bit more than the ending (

when Roach as a more sinister character was still unfurling/still more sympathetic, though I think the transition to full villain was well done

) but the whole thing was fascinating. Raised heaps of interesting discussion about the ethics of true crime, including thoughts I’ve considered many times before and ideas that were completely new. Especially fun to reflect on my years as a bookseller/the industry as a whole. Feels like I could read this book and follow these characters forever. 🌟

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

nialiversuch's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Infidelity, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Body horror and Sexual content

ehoots's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Blood and Vomit

kitkatdub's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

cibani's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

liss_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity and Death of parent

whatthebook69's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

melusinedln's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.25

I loved the setting of this thriller : most of the novel takes place in a bookshop. The first 100 pages were fun to read, but the book became boring, slow-paced and repetitive until around page 330, right before the end. The end also feels slightly disappointing, as it feels like nothing has really evolved for the characters since the beginning. However, the writing style was pleasing to read and I liked the themes and the criticism of true crime and its community.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Vomit and Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal cruelty