Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Monster, Volumen 1 by Naoki Urasawa

9 reviews

indeedithappens's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Animal death, Confinement, Death of parent, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Stalking, Child death, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Death, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Murder, Alcoholism, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, War, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Grief, Addiction, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, and Child abuse

rakizaka's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Medical content, and Violence

petitemass15's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Medical content

bookworm247's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Medical content, Gun violence, Death of parent, Torture, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

chocolate_pondue's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

theliteraryhooker's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

Not quite what I was expecting in terms of genre and pacing. The artwork is fantastic but the plot just didn't hold me. May still read volume 2 but I'm not in a rush to get more answers from this story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Gun violence

idlereader's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Death of parent

emory's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Gun violence, Medical content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Minor: Stalking, Gore, and War

annikaa's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Murder