Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez

49 reviews

archiebb's review against another edition

i just couldn’t do 27 hrs of listening to this. it is well written and i do want to know what happens but it’s just so heavy and dark i felt bad while listening. 
also i really struggle with staying with MCs who are horrible people unless specifically it’s a hate read. but like

how hits his child, uses that random guy for sex that somehow gives him power, and sleeps with the sister of his wife

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident and Alcohol

kneecole's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal death

Death of a pet dog is “off screen”

kate_303's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, Violence, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Chronic illness, Car accident, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Gaslighting

yrioona's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Una mezcla impresionante de ficción histórica, terror cósmico, y drama familiar multigeneracional. Me fascinaban los personajes y me encantaba como la autora usa la lenguaje, el imagen, y la metáfora. Es un libro hermoso y también horripilante, con personajes complejos (incluyendo versiones de David Bowie y Genesis P-Orridge!) y una trama que extende desde el siglo XVIII hasta los años noventa tras múltiples narradores, y que se entrelaza con la historia de Argentina y sus horrores reales e imaginados. Es increíblemente oscuro y a veces brutal, pero también tierno, y enraizado en una exploración franca de la trauma intergeneracional.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

ka_cam's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

A gripping horror read- fast because I didn’t want to put it down. Also, very dark. The setting and descriptions of time, place, energy and ethos of various setting was very well done, especially for translation. I appreciated how I really got a feel for how ‘normal’ the very traditionally abnormal (hyper-wealthy multigenerational death cult and spirits/spirit worlds) world was for various characters, and their distinct experiences of it as medium, clairvoyant child of medium, elder, child, follower, other etc added to the sense of reality. Went a bit on/could have been a bit shorter but a compelling read. Check the content warnings tho, not for the faint of heart!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

Not really sure what hoopla was about this book. I get how it’s actually a political allegory, but it was way too long, had too many unnecessary digressions, and not enough resolution for my satisfaction. Enjoyed the overall story, but there were far too much that I didn’t care for in between.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

arayo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Biphobia, Confinement, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Genocide, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Vomit, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Car accident, and Pregnancy

rileyk96's review against another edition

slow-paced

4.0

between the subtle political themes, various subplots, and emotionally flawed characters with questionable motive, i feel this book will be more powerful on a re-read. the author and translator did an amazing job maintaining tension and building unease which continued beyond the book’s end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

muertango's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Car accident

emscordell's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail