Reviews tagging 'Murder'

L'arbre du mal by Tana French

25 reviews

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

allynat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Bullying, Death, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

Minor: Self harm, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

alaina's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.5

A dark psychological thriller with subtle and dramatic twists. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

wizcarlyfuh's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Murder

seadeepy's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Blood, Ableism, Murder, Death, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Hate crime, Cancer, and Bullying

Moderate: Sexual assault, Stalking, Grief, Gaslighting, Drug use, and Classism

Minor: Self harm, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

corncake's review against another edition

mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

2.75

Excellent characterization, but the pacing of this book is painfully slow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Cancer, Cursing, Grief, Alcohol, and Blood

Minor: Self harm, Vomit, Misogyny, and Homophobia

cfell's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Cancer, Dementia, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Classism, Death, Grief, Forced institutionalization, and Terminal illness

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

Minor: Self harm

dusktreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The audiobook narrator for this book is fantastic! Such a nuanced performance. 
This book was sometimes hard to read because the main character struggles so much with internalized ableism after his brain injury, only he’s kind of a jerk so that’s not how he’s framing it. It’s totally realistic that someone like him would react with anger and frustration about the way he’s being perceived so it’s not bad writing, just kind of tiring to be around. 
But it is interesting being inside the head of a guy who is kinda oblivious and privileged and a little douchey as he starts to realize it and wonder what he’s really capable of. 
I liked this enough that I want to read more Tana French. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Murder, Homophobia, Bullying, and Sexual assault

jenniferpalmblad's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence