Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Notre part de nuit by Mariana Enríquez

84 reviews

hdzigurski's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Slavery, Gore, Torture, and Suicide attempt

bluebirdegf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, War, and Torture

Moderate: Gore, Death, Slavery, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, and Confinement

Minor: Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Medical content, and Grief

soj19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Gore, Torture, Blood, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Death of parent

dfrancis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

This is probably one of my favorite books I’ve read in 2023. Despite it being so long, when I finished, I wanted even more. The writing/ translation is great. The characters are complicated and interesting. Not for the faint of heart, but so worth it. A beautiful and terrifying mix or horror, fantasy, and history. I recommend this to everyone who enjoys horror or occult type books. It’s truly a masterpiece 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Death of parent, Child death, Murder, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Cursing, Homophobia, and Classism

jlkenneth's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Torture, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Police brutality, War, and Gore

sarabaier's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Torture, Medical content, Body horror, Physical abuse, Child death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Suicide attempt, Death, and Self harm

hannahleewhite's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• 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

Graphic: Torture, Medical trauma, Violence, and Body horror

regans's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Homophobia

noel_b's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense

5.0

This is a slow, atmospheric book about extremely fucked up family relationships. And a death cult 

Enriquez is so good at capturing the voice of different people from different places, eras, economic classes. Even the most monstrous characters feel pathetically human.

Even the most human character carry a monstrous threat

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

angela_iseli's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, and Violence