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marrie_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death
ellathorpe's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Animal death and Suicide
_fallinglight_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
singalana's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Tässä tarinassa on elementtejä, joista monet lukijat eivät välttämättä pidä, joten lista niistä spoilerilinkin takana. Mielestäni kaikki nämä elementit olivat kuitenkin paikallaan tässä kirjassa ja sopivat hyvin yleiseen tunnelmaan ja siihen, mitä kirjailija todennäköisesti tavoitteli.
Kirja on yleissävyltään ahdistava, melkein masentava. Kirjailija rakentaa tunnelmaa hitaasti. Itse nautin tästä, mutta osa lukijoista saattaa olla sitä mieltä, että kirja on turhan pitkä ja tekstiä olisi pitänyt trimmata. Päähenkilö tohtori Faraday ei välttämättä ole samaistuttava hahmo. Hän tuntuu "gaslightaavan" hahmoja. Lisäksi hän painostaa perheenjäseniä tekemään asioita mitä he eivät halua. Kirjan loppu jätetään eräällä tavalla avonaiseksi. Jos tällaisista lopusta ei tykkää, saattaa loppuratkaisuun pettyä.
Kansi: Kirjan kansi voisi olla parempi jos ylimääräiset elementit otettaisiin pois ja jätettäisiin vain kartano ja värimaailma.
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
micallab's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Forced institutionalization
lay_kone's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Fire/Fire injury
phantompansy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Sexism, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Alcohol, War, and Classism
Minor: Self harm and Vomit
jillaay_h's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma
cathyrodgers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Animal death and Suicide
Minor: Child death
mylargirl's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
The above passage, in the opening pages of The Little Stranger tells you all you need to know to understand the horrifying events which follow.
The dull protagonist, Dr Faraday, presents himself to the reader as a rational, unbiased observer of the misfortunes that befall the occupants of Hundreds Hall, but is he really?
The Little Stranger is many things at once. On its surface it is a gothic horror story in the tradition of The Turn of the Screw and The Haunting of Hill House. It is also an examination of the shifting class structure of post war England, and a feminist take on the gothic tradition of the damsel in distress who must be rescued by a pure-hearted male hero. But who is the hero here and who (or what) is the villain?
I have to admit that at times I found reading this book frustrating. I wanted to yell at the characters to get away from the obvious source of their torment. But of course, that is the point. The victims in the book are trapped in their roles and can't stop what is coming to them.
Part of the fun in reading a story told from the point of an unreliable narrator is in determining what is fact, what is malicious misdirection and what is wishful thinking. The final paragraphs make the true source of the evil at Hundreds Hall clear, but to anyone who has been paying attention, it is less of a shocking revelation and more of a sickening confirmation of what we suspected all along.
Graphic: Animal death, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment