Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

O Homem dos Sussurros by Alex North

38 reviews

maregred's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood

ebb_and_flow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

shanekate's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Pros: fast paced, scary, does not have an idiotic “twist” that ruins the whole book. 
Cons: Female characters almost nonexistent, writing was mediocre, audiobook was also meh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer and Cannibalism

entityj's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual content

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

eve_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Overall Thoughts:
⁕ The folkloric rhymes and suburban mythos North creates around the Whisper Man are honestly the creepiest part of the book. Growing up, most of us have called upon monsters in children's rhymes and rundown homes. North taps into this phenomena and makes it feel very, very real. 

⁕ The developments in the mystery are slow coming at times. I was often disappointed by the anti-climactic evolution of the plot-- I wanted an "AHA!" moment that I didn't get.

⁕ This book focuses more on the characters than the crime itself. If you are looking to play detective, there are certainly clues littered throughout the text, but the main focus of the story an exploration of family, grief, and parenthood.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement

anniereads221's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Pedophilia

sennaje's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

annabulkowski's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

brittanyweigandt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol