Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Godfather by Mario Puzo

45 reviews

olivia23_23's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

soph_mills's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

rhizzar's review against another edition

dark medium-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

3.75

I really enjoyed the story (even though I knew it from watching the film) but a couple of the chapters  really stray from the plot and are fairly unnecessary 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Murder

kellsbells17's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Murder

thefluffyowl's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Murder

verpissdich's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.75

The book derives it's intrigue almost entirely from the implicit intrigue of the Mafia. The plot is weak, and does not have a compelling hook. The numerous subplots are sometimes tied together in a compelling way but sometimes left as loose threads, leaving the reader to wonder why they were introduced in the first place.

Johnny Fontanes story comes to mind as largely superfluous, and Jules the doctor has an extensive introduction but basically does nothing

It is merely a chronical of a fictional Mafia over the span of a decade. It is often overly and unnecessarily sexual. The plot is not compelling because tensions are usually resolved very quickly. Each "book" within the book reads as its own distinct story which unfortunately kills the overall flow and intrigue of the whole.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

what_karla_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

elisepold's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

talia1353's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

kate_has_book_thoughts's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Antisemitism, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, Cursing, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Deportation