Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

43 reviews

hedwig2's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Incest

turtleseester's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Pregnancy

absolutive's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, and Murder

squintyfarmer's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Terminal illness, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer and Dementia

katiejohns's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Kidnapping

alliemikes's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Abandonment

Moderate: Death and Murder

smalljules's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

WOW. This book was one of my top favorites of the year. It is beautiful, emotional, heart wrenching, heart warming, and will make you FEEL. An incredible story that follows the life of one Irish man, yet still immersed you in the lives of many others. I fell in love with this book almost immediately and  immensely, so much that I didn’t want to finish it. I will recommend it to fellow book lovers. 
If you are able make it past the content warnings, I believe this book will move your heart and soul. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Homophobia

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Trafficking, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

ludwijag's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

mollys_books's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Hate crime, Torture, Violence, and Murder

ae_world's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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

4.75

“It's as if she understood completely the condition of loneliness and how it undermines us all, forcing us to make choices that we know are wrong for us.” Cyril as narrator about Alice

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, and Outing

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Hate crime, and Kidnapping