Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

13 reviews

nika_97's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Stalking

Moderate: Animal death and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, and Death of parent

halftimelord's review against another edition

dark slow-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

2.75

Had high hopes for this book but it was a slog to get through in the end. Unfortunately for a book called The Historian, I found all of the historical sections very dry and ended up skim reading a lot of them. The different perspectives and time periods also weren't balanced well... The narrator's story really fizzled out towards the end and the ending felt rushed, which isn't great after 700 pages!

It's a shame as there were some really promising eerie parts towards the end...

"Perhaps we will disguise you as a holy relic" - so creepy! What does it mean? I love it!

and the way that the death of

Rossi

was written about was very emotional. Just a shame I didn't really care about the characters! 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Miscarriage, Violence, and Murder

srm's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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? No

3.75

There's a lot I like about this book, but ultimately it's a loooooooooooong time to spend to get where we got.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

jelliestars's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

spellbookspines's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Miscarriage, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and War

celbl8o's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

prettiestwhistles's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Genocide, Miscarriage, Sexism, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

aseel_reads's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

this was an interesting tale about Vlad the third, i really enjoyed learning about the different history/customs/culture of eastern europe, turkey, and them in the cold war. i think the author is a capable story-teller but omg this book was so slow, the ending was so rushed, the narrative style was very confusing, the main motive at the end was random. glad i read it but wouldn't recommend unless someone likes learning 

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder