Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

32 reviews

biggiantloser's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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? No

5.0

i thought about taking half a point off for the last paragraph.. because i really didn’t need or want that. but it was a really good read that captured me from start to finish so i will forgive it’s crime in this instance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

lazydayreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense 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

4.0

Book is raw intriguing addictive and uncomfortable - its 50 % auto biography and 50% fiction - the former is disturbing the latter a clever embellishment with some dark scenarios.  I felt a bit obsessed after and googled everything I could lay my hands on.. Not for faint-hearted. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

bbbreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny sad 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

mother_of_theo's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

The start of the book is a bit slow, the story picks up at about page 150 and is well worth the read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

aliengirlreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

the greatest book i have ever read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality

baikiebookie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Child abuse

spacewahine's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Murder

livlovread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Murder

worldthroughcurls's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse

annchmn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

5.0

First book I’ve been keen on for so long. I couldn’t stop reading it and the book felt less like reading words and more like living Eli’s life. 

This book felt like three books crammed into one but I’m glad that it was like that. There definitely were many unresolved that were a bit unbelievable. As well as some of the superhero esque invincibility. And I didn’t love the whole

Caitlyn Bell love story ending with them kissing and finally fulfilling Eli’s obsession with her and her looks… like after going through so much in the book it ends with them kissing which irked me

. Frankly the latter third of the book felt super different than what the start was building up to, and it was fun to read, but it felt like a whole different vibe than the style of the beginning, and I would’ve preferred more of the beginning. 

Apart from that, I had fun reading all the imagery and thoughts and details of Eli’s mind!!

Do your time before it does you!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail