Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Passion by Jeanette Winterson

5 reviews

aidamaria_reads's review

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

All is fair in love and war, and The Passion shines a light on how both of those things can impact a person’s life. The story in itself didn’t do all that much for me, but this book is extremely well written and there are certainly many lessons/quotes to ponder upon. I’ll gladly read more by Jeanette Winterson.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

libraryofmoss's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Blind date book from a local shop! The owner has incredible taste— they’re always winners. I’d read Jeanette Winterson’s Written on the Body years ago in college and was captivated by it at the time, I’m surprised I hadn’t gone further. I love how straightforwardly she writes about bodies and love. This book is hard to pin down. It’s both a nonstop adventure and a slow spacious poem. Gruesome reality of war and fanciful extravagance full of beautiful, sensual prose. I’m feeling inspired to revisit Written on the Body again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, and War

willow1113's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Murder, and Classism

sylvass's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective medium-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: Sexual assault, Murder, and War

Minor: Mental illness and Rape

3eggy5me's review against another edition

challenging reflective

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder