Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Laws of the Skies by Grégoire Courtois

63 reviews

lori_j's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

mandi_lea's review against another edition

dark fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

bankotsedo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

WHAT THE F-????? This is so effed up and I SO blew through it as fast as I could.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, and Murder

siosiosio's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

1.5

I didn't really care for this book. I read a positive review that stated this was like a dark fairytale with the worst possible outcome, and I agree with that. I read a negative review that stated that 6 year old don't act like they do in this book, and I agree with that as well. 

It's very descriptive with its violence, and *mild spoiler* there is no good outcome. It was very bleak

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

abbennsky's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

aexileigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

lizardgod's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse and Sexual assault

eb10's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

cabrera_bre's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, and Murder

beebalm's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

There may have been things lost in translation here. While I often forget that Tender is the Flesh was translated, I found that quirks of wording pulled me out of this. I think it was the right length although flowing between perspectives made it harder to follow st times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail