Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Poştaşul sună întotdeauna de două ori by Alexandrina Novaru, James M. Cain

15 reviews

poirot's review against another edition

dark 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death

lauradanby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

I found the style of writing a bit hard to get into as there is a lot of telling and little showing which at times makes it hard to wander the world of the plot. It gets into the main events very quickly and there is very little time spent on developing character. There are some interesting twists and the pace and suspense ramps up greatly for the second half of the book. An interesting ending which also gives insight to the style of writing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Murder

exlibrissum's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage

breereads_'s review against another edition

2.0

this book is not about a postman but i wish that is was

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism

areadingstan's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

1.0

Easiest 1 star I’ve ever given to be honest. I had this book on my shelf because it was on one of my university modules (though I’d never read it properly). From the start it was just offensive in many ways, clearly a product of its time, but I found myself really uncomfortable when reading it. It was also really unrealistic for a crime novel, though I guess it didn’t have a cliched ending. If you like classic crime and the ‘femme fatale’ character you might enjoy it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Car accident