Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay

23 reviews

heather_freshparchment's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Murder

Minor: Racial slurs and Vomit

lilyjdist's review

dark mysterious 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

But but but, what happened??? I want an explanation! 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

yleavy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny 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? No

3.25

A humorous send-up of boarding school dramas, written in the 1960’s but depicting the early 1900’s. Fizzled out a bit near the end. I wanted it to be weirder and gayer. Next time I’ll probably just read Shirley Jackson. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism and Classism

crowyhead's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Alcohol, and Colonisation

heddasch's review against another edition

mysterious 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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

dearbhlanoonan's review

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Minor: Vomit

mondovertigo's review

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse and Suicide

brekker_by_brekker's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Suicide and Fire/Fire injury

tacochelle's review

dark mysterious slow-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? Yes

4.0

3 girls and a teacher from an Australian private academy disappear after climbing up to the titular Hanging Rock during their school picnic.  No bodies are ever found, and the event haunts everyone remotely connected to it, some more tragically than others. There's a hint of something supernatural about the whole thing, but it's never confirmed. While the truth of the mystery was published decades later, I don't thinks it's needed. It'd less about the mystery and more about how their absence affects their world. A little slow, but really interesting, and weird enough to be right up my alley.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Rape, Blood, and Vomit

picnicatthehangingtree's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.25

Beautifully written and atmospheric

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexism, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Rape, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment