Reviews tagging 'Death'

L'isola della paura by Dennis Lehane

24 reviews

emmakchapman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

anton13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

 It’s good. Well written. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I do have to say that the movie is better. The book however is really good and I was invested all the way. Chuck is my fav character, he’s so sweet and nice and I love his lil jokes. The ending was really nice after all of that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Racial slurs, Medical content, Grief, and War

Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

lilifane's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

I'm pretty impressed by how good this book was, even though I've seen the movie and knew the ending. 
It kept me interested from beginning to end, the pacing was actually perfect and surprised me a few times when it jumped unexpectedly. I got attached to the characters really quickly, the atmosphere was amazing. I loved the mystery and the clues. Knowing the ending, I could pay attention to the clues we get, and I think it's done brilliantly, giving you all you need but not making it too obvious. 
This would actually have been a 5 star, but the use of some slurs, especially the n-word, put me off a lot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

islajackson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I love the book so much 😭😭😭😭😭

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

ahopper7's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

I’m reading this book many years after watching (and loving) the movie multiple times. I couldn’t believe how close the book and movie were, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a movie that follows a book scene for scene (sometimes word for word) as Shutter Island does! The book is a fantastic crime thriller, the puzzles and decoding by Teddy in the book are even better since the book is taking its time with them. My only hiccup is the final lines of the book vs the movie, in which I favor the movie. Honestly this would have been a 5 star read if I hadn’t already seen the movie and heard that last line, but I have and can’t take it back! Either way, whether you’ve seen the movie or not, if you like crime/psychological thrillers, I guarantee you will like this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, and Murder

elenatamsen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Racism and Medical content

allyjshand's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Read following several viewings of the film adaptation. Even though I already knew the plot and the final twist, I still couldn’t put the novel down.

The added details and depth really enhanced the protagonist’s background and the extent of his delusions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit

valerie127's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

"maybe there are some things we were put on this earth not to know"

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Grief, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

hatoooz's review against another edition

dark 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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

i understand why parts of this book had to be cut out so that the film wasn't a porno with a plot, good book though! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: War

laurendenton's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Grief, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Rape, Vomit, and Pregnancy