Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall

12 reviews

marleegoldshine's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, and Gaslighting

rainbowfairie's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I found the plot to be a bit predictable as far as the

7 deadly sins and the game table with the pawns correlating to the characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Suicide

matthewosborne's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

This book was good, but not great. Clearly inspired by Agatha Christie’s and then there were none.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse

minimicropup's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

The writing is extremely “tell-not-show“. It was hard to get an idea of the surroundings because they weren’t descriptive or immersive. It was visual and very basic like the red room, the waiting area with high humidity, the island, the dock, the jungle... The main character moves all over a yacht, for example, but no scene is set other than it being luxurious, rich, near a pool and so on. The dialogue doesn’t naturally flow, it’s disconnected and flat. Almost like “oh no, ___ Is dead, what is happening?” People standing by like “Oh no, you shouldn’t do ___ (some dangerous thing)”, but not doing anything…no sense of panic, just being told the characters are scared or confused. I don’t mind books where I have to rely primarily on my imagination, but it’s an art form to write that style and keep that freedom for the reader to maintain the world they are creating with guidance from the author, and this author did not achieve that at all. When having to rely primarily on our imaginations for every setting it becomes frustrating to find halfway through the book that we imagined something so incorrectly. Far too often I found myself wondering where a character even was! Very close to being a DNF.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Terminal illness and Vomit

maritay918's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

Not one likable character. Interesting twist at the end. Original is better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Racism, Suicide, Police brutality, and Antisemitism

timbookshelf's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Suicide

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Suicide, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

ticktock's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

janeycanuck's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

A modern twist on And Then They Were None but with a grittiness I didn't expect. I found the beginning a bit confusing but quickly settled in and needed to know how everything came together. Howzell Hall doesn't give you room to draw a breath between twists & reveals!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, and Racial slurs

howdyhoward's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

this is just And Then There Were None repackaged and also worse

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide