Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

הנסיכה הקסומה by William Goldman

13 reviews

mouseo5's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Murder, and Torture

audreyxine's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Another childhood classic, I was afraid this one wouldn't stack up to it's legendary status in my life. But I was pleasantly surprised. Golding knows how to write the most vile of villains and heroic of heroes. This story reads so smoothly, except for Golding's interruptions. I found myself increasingly irritated with his aside comments, like he was an annoying family member over the holidays. The meta aspects were something the movie pulled off better, I have to admit. But overall, the plot kept me on the edge of my seat (even though I knew what would happen!) and each main character touched my heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

anion's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Torture

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, and Animal death

howdyjordan's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Alcohol

snazzysie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny inspiring lighthearted tense 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

4.75

I've loved the movie "The Princess Bride" ever since I was little, but the book has been on my shelf for a while. I suppose I was almost scared to read it as I had such high hopes considering the influence the movie had on my childhood. I can say it certainly lived up to my expectations for it. The fast paced, action, romance, and even humour-filled pages made for an enjoyable and nostalgically comforting read. Although I was at first a little confused by the narration choice, the satirical 'abridgement' was soon not lost on me. 
The couple we were supposed to be rooting for was more insufferable in text than I had expected, their conversations and Buttercup's inner monologs often leaving me cringing. However, the entertaining plot points and the storylines of and friendship between Inigo and Fezzik kept me invested. This is a cleverly written book and it has all the ingredients to make for a perfect classic story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Violence, Torture, and Murder

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Animal death

jem_carstairs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.5

The amount of gay subtext in this book is truly remarkable.

On an unrelated note, Fezzick and Inigo are lovers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Death, Torture, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Misogyny

Minor: Antisemitism and Pregnancy

hollystopreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

rgraham's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Torture, Ableism, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

kerttuli's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Torture, Body shaming, Violence, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Sexism

Minor: Toxic relationship and Death

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

I haven't read this book in over 10 years, and my take on it is very different now. It's surprisingly mean-spirited in a lot of places (especially the frame narrative), and the fatphobia and body-shaming are really relentless. And for all I remember it as a sweeping love story, it's actually super cynical about romantic love. But in other ways it's still as funny and surprising and just plain fun as it was the first time I read it more than 2 decades ago.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Moderate: Torture, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Animal death