Reviews tagging 'Death'

The End of Everything by Megan Abbott

4 reviews

steppingthroughpages's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

greatexpectations77's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

I read this over quite a while because we were on vacation, so it was in little pieces, but it felt like a super long 8-hour book. There was a whole lot of internal discussion with Lizzie, which is partly appropriate for the age, but it still felt like a little much. And then I didn't love that we

never get a totally clear idea of everything that happened pre and with the kidnapping. I guess that makes sense because a child wouldn't totally understand it or get all the info, but it wasn't my favorite as a reader.

Ms. Abbott likes making up her own words in more poetic prose, which I don't love, and in most of her books it feels like that happens way more in the beginning of the book when she has a lot of steam and then trails off later in the books. I thought the narrator did a really good job. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

alexrobinsonsupergenius's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death and Alcohol

deshanejt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

Wow.

Definitely dark, and borders on disturbing and troubling... Yet, I couldn't put it down. 

I saw a review that said, "the thing I fear most, is being a teenage girl in a Megan Abbott novel..."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Kidnapping