Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The 22 Murders Of Madison May by Max Barry

33 reviews

lmcclel's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this Max Barry Novel. It's a bit darker than his earlier novels, but still has humor in places.
The way Barry writes characters feelings, fears, and observations is masterful! The sense of terror and trauma characters feel in situations is very real. 
If you are not comfortable reading the first chapter, about the real estate agent, you will NOT be comfortable the rest of the book- though it is a very good book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Violence

lisa_hin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

literary_liv's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Car accident

megj23's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

paraparx15's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

It's a cool concept but I'm not completely sold on its execution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Death, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual content

gracetmhenry's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This was murder porn. I really, really did not need the violent assaults over and over again to understand that one character is a murderer and that the victim never deserves to die. 

Three stars: readable but I had major qualms throughout.

I enjoyed the journalist on a hunt for justice; the concept of multiverse traveling and the mechanics involved (despite the obvious potholes); and the exploration of love and loss and what makes life meaningful. I would have edited the shit out of this book to get more character development and less... let's call it ~ambiance~. Some characters act completely outside of their stated motivations and backstories at the end, but I still wanted to know how it would end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

cj13's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lilacs_book_bower's review

dark mysterious sad tense 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? No

3.75

Enjoyable book.  A man is jumping from parallel world to parallel world and stalking then killing a young woman he is obsessed with.  A journalist named Felicity gets drawn into the mystery and dragged to another world unknowingly; she becomes determined to save Madison May from the killer and stop him once and for all.  I liked Felicity and Madison May.    I would have liked more world building around the group that is enabling the world jumping.  I believe it is intentional on the author's part, but it feels very handy-wavy "don't worry about it."  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

ksuazo94's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense 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

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

ichbinphoenix's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking and Murder