Reviews tagging 'Violence'
The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home, by Jeffrey Cranor, Joseph Fink
11 reviews
sherlockstan98's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment
aimnorth's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved this book. The adventure has a lot of twists and turns you don't always see coming. There are funny and sad moments, and in the end you end up feeling a million different ways about the things that unfold.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Blood
voilajean's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Stalking, Death, Violence, Murder, Death of parent, Injury/injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Body horror
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Alcoholism, and Antisemitism
Minor: Slavery, Colonisation, and Acephobia/Arophobia
isaaclist's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Stalking
stradivarii's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
When the authors said it's a story about revenge, they really meant it. It seems so at first, but throughout the novel more and more things are revealed to lead back to the theme of revenge and redemption. I loved this book, I've read it multiple times, and would recommend it to anyone. It starts off with a comedic first chapter, but by the second chapter you'll know that it isn't as slow and playful as it at first seems, in a great way.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Violence
cherryrose's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, and Violence
jupanuma's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I'm giving this a flat 3 stars, and the only reason I'm doing that is that it doesn't really fit into the Night Vale series. If it was just a story on its own and not connected to Night Vale, that I would give it a solid 4.5 stars. Yes, it is a story about The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your House, but more than 50% of the book is outside of Night Vale, and just going through her life. I want to say closer to 80 to 85% of the book is outside of Night Vale. And you wouldn't even need to know about Night Vale to pick up this book. You could have made it any town and it would have fit into the book just fine.
What I did not like was Like I understand that's your revenge, but it felt more like a mother who is
What I did like was most of the side characters that she was friends with. I really like the characters that and to find out that she is in a was just perfect. Breaking the law for love. Just great. But not just her, I really liked I thought his character was built well and you really got a sense of who he was, and why he was doing what he was doing.
So overall, if this book wasn't part of the Night Vale series, I would have liked it. I wouldn't have gone in with a hope of more randomness that you get from Night Vale and would have just read a book about this random Old Woman and her crazy and creepy life.
What I did not like was
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how nothing was really solved by the end of the book. I was really hoping that she would kill Edmond herself too.</spoler> I also did not like how she pretty much <spoilers> forces each male of Edmond's line to have a family just so she can kill them off once they have a son to start the process all over again.Spoiler
despret for grandchildren and will do anything to make it happen</spoilers> than anything. And it just made me squeamish and kind of makes me not want to read the book ever again.What I did like was most of the side characters that she was friends with. I really like the characters that
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lesbian relationshipSpoiler
Vlad.So overall, if this book wasn't part of the Night Vale series, I would have liked it. I wouldn't have gone in with a hope of more randomness that you get from Night Vale and would have just read a book about this random Old Woman and her crazy and creepy life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Murder, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Torture, Trafficking, and Car accident
lindseyrenee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I knew nothing about this character or series before picking this book up. It grabbed me from the very beginning. I liked the flashbacks from the past to the modern day, getting to see the woman from her origin and how twisted her need for revenge made her. There were a few places where the flashbacks were a little dragging and the last two chapters of her past, I feel, could have been combined, but overall a fun and exciting story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence
greendaisy's review
dark
sad
medium-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Antisemitism, Sexism, and Xenophobia
Minor: Homophobia
jessie_b's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I adored the modern-day sections, but the bulk of the novel (the historical sections) didn't hold my interest anywhere near as much as I'd hoped. I feel like it was aiming for Lies of Locke Lamora territory and fell short, which is a damn shame, because I love the podcast. It might well be better as the audiobook, with Meg Bashwiner's voice to carry it through.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence