Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

3 reviews

riverofhorton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I remember really enjoying this book when I read as a 12 year old myself.

There was a lot that I didn't enjoy this time, though. I found myself just getting into the story, when boom, misogyny. Then I'd find myself just getting back into the story, when boom, racism. Then I'd find myself just getting into the story, when boom, something utterly non-sensical (like one character saying he prefers to hunt whales with a harpoon, then a page later the same character saying the humans are barbaric for killing the majestic creatures).

I also didn't like all the "I can't say what I want to say because this is a kids book". Just... Write for an older audience if you want to swear?

I did however, appreciate Foaly's humour for the most part.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kmxler's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement and Excrement

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Any of the mentions of triggering content are very brief and not too descriptive. The excrement mention

is just that dwarves eat dirt and expel it from there behind and that trapped air is released as gas

and even though I have a phobia I didn't find it triggering at all.

plumquin's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Excrement

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent