Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Tous les hommes désirent naturellement savoir by Nina Bouraoui

4 reviews

iriwindel's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War

Minor: Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Suicide

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

The writing in this was stunning, like so beautiful and gentle but then so vivid and violent

‘I feel guilty but I don't know how I've sinned.’

‘“I've learned how to ignore things for which there are no words. Without a name, nothing can exist.”’

‘France is an outfit I wear; Algeria is my skin, exposed to sun and storms.’

‘This photograph sums up my father - he's there but he's not really present, a prince with his crown in his hands, trying to keep it out of sight.’

‘Everything turns to blood, grime, mud, fire. An apocalypse. They are murdering my childhood.’

‘I want to be a magician, transform reality when it doesn't suit me, tell stories the way I like them, with happy endings.’

‘We stand tall on the swings, my sister and I, two birds in flight, unfettered, free.’

‘I'm not trying to put myself in danger, I just want to see how long it will take for someone to notice I've gone. I'll find out how much they love me.’

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

asainspace's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Interesting, readable and short work of autofiction. For me it could have benefitted from being longer and more developed - there was quite a lot of repetition and it ended in a rush.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse, Genocide, and Antisemitism

morebedsidebooks's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, and Religious bigotry