Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton

53 reviews

itsbumley's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Outing, and Colonisation

joygarcialim's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Homophobia

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Vomit

hazelmort's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.0

The book took a long while to get started, I didn't start enjoying it til about a third of the way through. In the end,

the motives of the miniaturist aren't explained or explored and everything just seems a bit unresolved.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Death

organdie84's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

rocketsaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

fantasycat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Racism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Excrement

jac_ph's review against another edition

mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Blood and Religious bigotry

lilac_belle's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Racism, and Sexual assault

sophieduncan's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Outing

Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, and Colonisation

yellow_library's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Homophobia