Reviews tagging 'Death'

La verità sul caso Harry Quebert by Joël Dicker

23 reviews

pati89's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Sexual assault

maelle_mstr's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

4.75

Des rebondissements, évènements inattendus, on n'arrive pas à s'arrêter de lire 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Murder

malesarmiento's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Police brutality, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

lu_mog's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

O suspense é maravilhoso. A escrita de Joël realmente te prende na história. Todavia, dois pontos me fizeram dar uma nota mediana no livro: a abordagem do relacionamento entre um adulto e uma adolescente e o "pacing" da história. O primeiro ponto me deu um gosto amargo ao longo de toda a história. O fato do narrador não ter uma opinião mais incisiva sobre o caso de Harry e Nola me incomodou. Senti que o relacionamento foi romantizado, mas já vi outras pessoas com opinião contrária à minha, então talvez eu tenha deixado algum detalhe passar. Sobre o segundo, sinto que a escrita de Joël é fluida, porém alguns capítulos arrastam a história por repetirem pontos já estabelecidos e não trazerem mais nenhum detalhe novo. Não sinto que o livro precisaria ser muito mais curtos, pois todas as pistas são utilizadas no final. Contudo, a narrativa se torna arrastada em alguns pontos.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Death

beatriks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

It took me a while to get into it, but then the story really captured me. What I found disappointing is the fact that the female characters (apart from the victim) were quite flat and stereotypical. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Mental illness

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent

aliciapiron'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Death

izzybell's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Murder

camillarossi's review

challenging dark emotional 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders

abibliophobic_nerd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Murder

btrz7's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

Don't know what I just read.
I feel like most of the characters were these stereotype/charicature mesh, with absolutely absurd details about some of the side characters. In the end, all of the twists and turns at the end weren't enough to convince me, as I felt it was just taking too long.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury