alevssia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
1.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Blood, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Violence
abibliophobic_nerd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Sexual content, Stalking, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Murder, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
momijigari__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Stalking
ly_lysee's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Child abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism and Pedophilia
btrz7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.5
I feel like most of the characters were these stereotype/charicature mesh, with absolutely absurd details about some of the side characters. In the end, all of the twists and turns at the end weren't enough to convince me, as I felt it was just taking too long.
Graphic: Antisemitism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, Car accident, Death, Grief, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury
jonathanovd's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Pedophilia, and Mental illness
callmeluh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Déjà j’ai détesté le fait que l’auteur cherche à nous faire apprécier un pedocriminel. Parce que c’est ce qu’est Harry Quebert, et parfois j’ai eu le sentiment qu’on cherchait à nous faire oublier ce détail. Il aurait pu être le père de Nola bordel.
Les personnages féminins sont tellement mal traités dans ce livre. Outre le fait qu’elles n’aient aucune personnalité et que l’ensemble de leurs conversations se rapportent aux hommes de leur vie, elle sont sexualisées au possible et passent plus pour des objets que de réels êtres humains.
D’ailleurs, l’ensemble des personnages sont détestables. Ils sont tous égocentriques et vivent dans leur petit monde sans se soucier le moins du monde des autres. Bien sûr, le personnage principal (dont j’ai déjà oublié le nom d’ailleurs) arrive en tête de cette liste.
Si j’ai été très intéressé.e par l’enquête aux débuts du livre, je me suis vite senti.e perdu.e : l’auteur part dans tous les sens, beaucoup trop de choses se passent et parfois elles n’ont aucune logique.
Bref, je sais que je ne lis habituellement pas tout ce qui est thriller/polar, mais je ne m’attendais pas à accrocher aussi peu. Je sais que c’est le premier tome d’une série, mais je m’arrêterai là. J’ai réussi à lire ce livre en 5 jours, ce qui relève du miracle, autant que je m’en tienne là.
Graphic: Pedophilia
Moderate: Racial slurs and Murder
_remi__'s review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Suicide
dizzybridge's review against another edition
Graphic: Pedophilia
bookbelle5_17's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
By: Joel Dicker, Translated by Sam Taylor
Marcus Goldman has had a successful first novel, but now he needs to write his sophomore novel, but he’s having writer’s block. He contacts his old mentor Harry Quebert and visits him in the sea side town where he lives. He discovers Harry had a love affair with a 15-year-old girl, and not too long after Marcus has found out, the girl’s body is discovered buried in Harry’s yard.
I almost DNFed this book, but I was interested enough to find out what happened to Nola Kellergan, the girl. I also wanted to know if Harry Querbert was guilty of murdering her, not just pedophile. As beautiful as his words were about their love affair, he was still 35 years old. Harry started out as charming and likable but as the story progressed, he became a character I got frustrated, annoyed with, and pitied. I did not understand how he could love a girl so young and how she had so much power over him, though it made a little more sense once everything was revealed, but only by a little bit. Marcus was the opposite. He started out as self-centered and arrogant person, but as the story goes on you see him grow and learn. Nola was such a mystery and I didn’t know how to feel about her. She instilled mixed feelings in my opinions on her and I didn’t know if I disliked her or felt sorry for her. By the end it was latter. The novel is very readable and unputdownable, despite the temptation to DNF it. Unfortunately, the book is little too long for me. I felt like it could have been cut down by 200 pages. There were times when it felt like it could have ended, but a new twist or red herring would be revealed. The book did surprise me quite a bit with all the red herrings on who murdered Nola. I didn’t see the end coming, but it made sense how it turned out, and felt bittersweet, it felt right with the story.
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse