Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-mo

34 reviews

ruthjenkins's review against another edition

dark reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Animal death

ka_cam's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

This book’s preside reads like a thriller when the book itself reads more like a character study- I think this set up coming in left me more bored than I otherwise would be. There’s some thriller/action elements but a lot of it is Hornclaw reflecting on her life and working through the last tasks of her career, and how they weave into her past assassinations and entanglements. I’d have liked it to commit more to examining hornclaw, I found the background on her some of the most compelling sections.  

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death, Suicide, Dementia, and Death of parent

mandkips's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

read_with_bi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping

blewballoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.0

I wanted to like this more. I found that there would be times I would get yanked out of the story by the feeling of "oh yeah, this is a translation" where things just didn't quite flow right. I also found the characters to be too flat for me. The main character isn't actually very likable, although she is at least better than the villain who is awful and has motivations that don't even make much sense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Sexual assault, and Blood

Minor: Bullying

atamano's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Cancer and Vomit

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

bookshelf_al's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping

samsearle's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

alliereadsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Sexual assault