Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

13 reviews

caseythereader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

rb26's review

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

4.0

Perhaps felt a little long and a few too many questions unanswered, but only the whole this book is spooky and atmospheric, with some really extraordinary character writing and exquisite detail.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Self harm

nell's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I'm honestly not sure what I think of the story. The movie was pretty boring, so I thought I'd give the audiobook a try, largely because I always enjoy Simon Vance's unparalleled performance.
The book isn't quite as dull as the movie, but the character of the Doctor is so fundamentally unlikeable and judgemental that I don't trust him as the narrator. His objectives are questionable at best, malicious at worst -

but we never know either way

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So I did enjoy the book, I suppose. But it's not one I'll ever read again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death and Child death