Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch

13 reviews

rowiash's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

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

4.0

This book combines two of my great loves: crime procedurals and time travel. Tense, dark, and gory - not a good thing to read to wind down for bed! Good timing for  Halloween though. There were times where my enjoyment wavered, questioning if the author was going anywhere with a particular idea or just going for shock value, but my faith paid off the end!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence, Alcohol, and Sexual content

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

---

Content Warnings

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

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

---

Content Warnings

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

storyorc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

The time travelling aspects are a trove of surprises, and a touch of existential horror, as the author demonstrates the butterfly effect over and over. The mechanics behind it were also quite carefully thought out, which made for a satisfying time of trying anticipate what would happen (I don't consider the fact that I guessed the twist a bad thing). The ships, exoplanet, and protocols surrounding time travel were just cool.

The characters were where I struggled. Brock was my favourite for the range and competence he displayed and a few other had their moments -

Spoiler

Moss with herself on the tree or the Courtney hologram, Petal/Vivian turning into a detective, Nicole flipping the script on Moss

- but for the most part they seemed thin or more tools of the plot than people. This may have been exaggerated by the multiverse element of the plot which can make anything start to feel pointless if you're not careful. 

It was also neat to see a protagonist with one leg navigate both daily life and physically demanding situations in a way that was neither completely unaffected nor completely helpless.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Police brutality, Murder, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Ableism and Misogyny

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

---

Content Warnings

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

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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Child death and Body horror

sssmoser's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Really great book until the last 5 pages. The ending truly ruined a fantastic story and I'm real mad about it. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Child death and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism

mackenzi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Child death, and Torture

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Racism

mikayyyla's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

I absolutely loved the premise of this book - a detective using time travel to solve a murder/ kidnapping is genius to me. It was dark and gruesome in all the best ways. My only complaint is that the third act and ending fell a little flat for me. It’s definitely worth a read, though!! 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, and Suicide

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

---

Content Warnings

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

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

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