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Lute by Jennifer Marie Thorne

15 reviews

opplecopter's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

livlamentloathe's review against another edition

4.25

Jennifer Thorne does an excellent job introducing main characters who could so easily be unreliable. I won’t say if that exemplifies Nina. But I love how she creates secrets and tensions and allows the narrator to feel like maybe she IS the problem. For us to do the work of deciding. And then after the climactic event, the little traits that we never noticed paint a much more vivid picture. The details are great. And I loved the way Nina thought.

The Day built so well, but the novel never drifted as far into horror as I’d have liked. Also there are no predictions of death a la Final Destination the characters don’t “cheat death” by avoiding a particular fate. It reminded more of The Cabin in the Woods. [spoiler for movie:

The way they bet on who would die and which characters would trigger which events. And basically the conclusion was foregone but how the story played out depended on the individual players

.] But even so, it was very enjoyable. I went in thinking it would be one thing, which it was not. But I really enjoyed the soft ghostly story nonetheless.

Lute was a haunting story about community and resilience and love. About faith and trust and holding onto one another during dark times. And it's also a reminder that you should more fully understand someone before you marry them. Especially a man.

Does the dog die?

NO!! :)

P.S. fuck Hugh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Death of parent

mand_al_orian's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Terminal illness and War

shaunashares's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Suicide attempt

piendorabox's review against another edition

3.5

pack it up, Ari Aster

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Infidelity and Xenophobia

morgan_sierra's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book is a delightful tale and a really interesting setting and world. The only thing I wish is that it was far more concise in parts and expanded in the others. The idea of it taking place in such a short amount of time is great but the first 80 pages are a bit dull. The tension and excitement of the story doesn’t really build much until page 130 or so and then finally it starts to grow and get exciting. This story is a lovely little story I just wish for more than what it was. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gore and Violence

carlywho's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Murder

Minor: Infidelity and Vomit

batcaves's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Dementia, and War

page100's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

reddit is cheating okay if my husband is a psychopath and runs away from our island’s sacrificial ritual instead of staying like everyone else also is it okay if i kill him

knocked a star off because many of the characters felt very one dimensional and a kind of sidekick to the character. the maid, the black best friend: who were they? 

this book for its creativity and voice will stick with me though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, and Violence