Reviews tagging 'Child death'

La Maison muette by John Burnside, Catherine Richard

7 reviews

sarahweyand's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

2.5

Yeah so I think I got more than I bargained for with this one. The plot described in the synopsis was really only the last third of this very short book, and there was a little too much to contend with in the first half to be anything of worth to me. I will say, the prose and the questions about humanity and the soul are beautiful and deep and thought provoking, but I wouldn't ask anyone to read this book to get there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Murder, Child abuse, Confinement, Animal death, Violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Death, Child death, Blood, and Abandonment

Minor: Stalking

catsandbones's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, Rape, and Child abuse

bucketofentrails's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

alisylvi's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

So grey, and such a beautiful use of language. This book was very captivating and interesting to say the least. The main character was very cold and distant, yet the reader was very close to his mind. And wasn’t the story disturbing? But I loved every single word of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Violence

golivia's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

jjb21's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Rape, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Kidnapping, Confinement, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

aquakerwitch's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence