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Triptych by Karin Slaughter

6 reviews

poetsofsweetpea's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Wow, that was very dark and descriptive.   The violence and torture were a lot!.  

I did like Angie and Will and thought they were compelling characters.

There was a lot of tension in the novel, and it was a page turner.  

The beginning was a slow build, but after the first twist, it was difficult to put down. 

I may have squirmed quite a bit while reading the novel, but I can't deny that it was an engaging story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

peachani's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Police brutality, and Kidnapping

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Trafficking, Abortion, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

I had watched some of the TV series based on these books first, so I was a little confused by one of the TV series regulars and who he is in this first book. Other than that, I can imagine the characters as cast in the show, and this first book is so much more than the show itself. I think I’m going to enjoy finishing those series by book. For new readers, be forewarned there are a lot of triggers in the content.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

katiea714's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

nadia_ndco's review against another edition

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

0.5

This book was written by a person of privilege  in 2006 and it shows… lots of offensive language and stereotypes 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Xenophobia, Blood, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail