Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch

15 reviews

smolhandsdan's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

zoraleigh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

mairead_parade's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

2.75

Compelling premise and some interesting ideas, but overlong. The middle third dragged, and the twist felt highly telegraphed from early on. There were a few plot holes that never got resolved, and I felt like the epilogue took the least interesting way out for the main character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, and Blood

sitazawa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Blood, and Murder

kermit_the_wrong's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

snielsen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Murder

emperor_aj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Torture, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

skyeoak's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

coaxmetal's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Body horror and Child death

mlewis's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Confinement, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War