Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Book of Lost Things Illustrated Edition by John Connolly

22 reviews

lilcoppertop's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Ableism and Homophobia

kellymacbrown's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

While there were aspects of this book that I absolutely adored, overall this book was just okay. 

When I got this from the bookstore it was shelved in fantasy and the blurb on the back did not prepare me for the actual contents (which are more horror leaning). 

I’m okay with some dark elements and some horror. However, I really disliked the parts that alluded to sexual relations between adults and children. That’s a hard nope for me. 

This book addresses how grief/trauma transforms a child into an adult too quickly, stealing something from them in the process. 

The ending was beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, and Blood

Moderate: Pedophilia and Death of parent

mockingjayx16's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, and War

sam_uel_c'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia and Pedophilia

rkazoo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

I’m incapable of reading this and not crying. So many beautiful themes and messages delivered by incredible characters. Ah!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Misogyny, Excrement, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

queenshrike's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and War

marinasjd's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

hollyn_middle's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Child death

Minor: Homophobia and Pedophilia

saskiajva's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Minor: Homophobia

val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Gore, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Sexual harassment

I'm not used to reading dark stories, so to me this was very VERY DARK. Please check all the warnings before reading this book.