Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Defending Jacob by William Landay

6 reviews

tiemanna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Bullying, and Child death

mheiling's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Murder, Bullying, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Homophobia and Grief

lilias'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
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Morality, and all its complexity, is at the center of this book, but Landay never preaches. It is a compulsively readable book. I really did not know what to expect in the oncoming pages, making this book a respite of sorts in the wide world of murder in fiction. It’s not a “whodunit,” but I was invested in finding out how Landay’s story would play out.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Suicide, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Homophobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, and Car accident

Minor: Mass/school shootings and Fatphobia

emory's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Murder, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicide, Violence, and Bullying

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Gore, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture

livvy1709's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Grief, and Homophobia

Minor: Sexual assault, Stalking, Pedophilia, and Medical content

bcullinan18's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.75

A very interesting plot. It was intriguing  to follow the Dad’s perspective and see his determination to prove his sons innocence. Then it was phenomenal to watch <spoiler ish> the Mom slowly lose faith in her son and watch their relationship unravel <spoiler ish>. Honestly Jacob and the Dad were both unlikable character who had their flaws. Unlike normal books with similar plots, it was honestly hard to root for Jacob which I think further added to the story. It was the first time I honestly did not cheer for the morally grey character and his fight to innocence because I truly thought he was guilty. It begins to get a tad slow near the middle but then significantly picks up pace in the third act. The last hundred or more pages are wild and truly unbelievable. Very upset they changed the ending in the TV show, so as usual I recommend the book over the show.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident