Reviews tagging 'Murder'

House of Leaves, by Mark Z. Danielewski

34 reviews

majesticplebian's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

A challenge to read, but it hides what is possibly the most unsettling and brilliantly layered collection of horror stories and character studies I've ever read. You will return to the house, again and again. After all, you never truly leave...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Murder, Violence, and Drug abuse

ru_th's review

challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Horror should have buried me. 
It didn’t. […]
Come morning I found the day as I have found every other day — without relief or explanation. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Drug use, Injury/injury detail, Infidelity, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Alcoholism

reggiethebird's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Rape and Vomit

carrionkid's review against another edition

5.0

Unlike nothing I've ever read before, though I definitely think I need a reread or two to fully glean all the layers to it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Animal death

danaaliyalevinson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I liked it! Sometimes I struggled with its rather intentional meandering structure but I appreciated the maze it was laying out and what it was meant to evoke from the reader. I also appreciated the ways in which the book itself felt like a metaphor for the psyche of its dual book within a book authors. I will say, the book is pretty damn misogynistic, so I struggled with that a bit. But overall, it was a fun ride.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Sexual content, Violence, Child abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Injury/injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

rgraham's review against another edition

One of the main characters rapes and kills a woman.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Murder, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Death, and Child death

kkalicky94's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Gun violence

tristemono's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Sexual content, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Self harm

Minor: Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Excrement, Injury/injury detail, Murder, and Blood

laneport's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Addiction, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, and Medical content

graciela_paella's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal cruelty, and Body horror

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Rape