Reviews tagging 'Violence'

L'arbre du mal by Tana French

39 reviews

lumilammas's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Very well crafted story. Ultimately upsetting. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

lay_kone's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

birdsandships's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual harassment

thesaggingbookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

This was difficult for me to rate. The writing was great as usual and the characters were well developed but it dragged on and on for no real reason. Just because you’re a stellar writer doesn’t mean you need to use all the words!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Violence, Grief, and Medical trauma

Minor: Terminal illness, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

The book covered a lot of sensitive topics but i didn’t feel like it was gratuitous in explanations or details.

cjcrawfish's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.5

Well written, but overly long and plodding 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Suicide attempt

squirrel66's review against another edition

Ich habe das Hörbuch nach nicht ganz 5 Stunden abgebrochen. Es waren noch gute 12 h übrig, und das war mir zu viel dafür dass der Ton in Kombination mit dem Leser nicht zugesagt hat. Ein Buch oder Hörbuch muss schon gut sein und mir gefallen, damit ich mir das bei der Länge komplett gebe.

SprecherInnen sind sicherlich Geschmacksfrage. Für mich war die Tonlage zu unnatürlich-melodramatisch, wie die klischeehaft Synchro von US-Filmen. Und ich bekomme die Krise wenn männliche Sprecher Frauenstimmen so gekünstelt hoch sprechen. Wer da weniger pingelig ist, mag sich freuen dass es das Hörbuch bei Spotify gibt - find ich immer super für  Bücher bei denen ich mir unsicher bin.

Nun zur eigentlichen Geschichte - die war auch nicht meins. Irgendwie fand ich alle unsympathisch, was auch daran liegen mag dass es nicht "mein Ton" war, in dem es gelesen wurde. Die Hauptfigur finde ich zumindest anstrengend und eher unsympathisch, und die meisten Leute in seinem Umfeld ebenso oder noch mehr. Selbst die Freundin, die offensichtlich toll uns liebenswert sein soll, ist mir etwas zu sehr als die quirky-"anders als andere Frauen"-Frau angelegt.

Da mir das Weiterhören etwas widerstrebt hat, wollte ich hier in den Reviews sehen ob es sich weiter lohnt. Durch nicht markierte Spoiler 🫠 weiß ich jetzt was im Rest des Buches passiert und muss sagen... das wäre nichts für mich gewesen. Man muss ja nicht alle (Hör)Bücher beenden.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

krissymcgeehan's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

markandcover's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

samanthalw96's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Murder

te_ss_i's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment