Reviews tagging 'Murder'

زومبي by Joyce Carol Oates, أحمد م. أحمد

19 reviews

helen_is's review against another edition

So incredibly violent & way too confronting for me. I skipped ahead to the last couple of pages & can't see that there is a point to the violence/sexual abuse... it's just horrible

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

tailwhip's review against another edition

dark tense

• 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia

bofadeez's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Awesome book. Fucking disgusting. Kept me interested and I enjoyed the book a lot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

annihilatrix's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

Sometimes I think that delving into the mind of a shitty person (in this case, fictionalized Jeffrey Dahmer if he lived in Michigan) is a white author excuse for being able to print racist slurs. I felt the same way about We Need to Talk About Kevin, though that was better for me in the exploration of maternal alienation. Zombie was gratuitous and just not good; I was extremely glad it was a short read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Cannibalism

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Slavery, and Vomit

lior34's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Violence

maeveroyal's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

matilda_oops's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

thaatswhatsheread's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

broughtyoubooks's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Murder