Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

66 reviews

kelsywild's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

mrbean's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

Reflective of the inescapable violence that permeates the very root of existence, The Cabin at the End of the World paints a horrifying, disorientating tale of sacrifice and survival when confronted with a seemingly impossible choice. Tinged with apocalyptic overtones, Tremblay treads on a delicate equipoise between what's real and imagined, where its true existential horror lies in the absence of free will or control and consequentially suffering from one's actions, filling readers with cosmic dread, despair, and trepidation despite the novel's ambiguity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Grief, and Suicide attempt

trayslays's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

veelaughtland's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Excrement, and Vomit

librayrian's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore and Religious bigotry

madwoman16's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

edge of your seat, read in one sitting kind of gripping

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Grief

Minor: Hate crime and Homophobia

katiereadsbooks23's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I really really enjoyed this book up until the last couple of paragraphs. I think it is such an interesting concept as in usually with home invasion thrillers we have people breaking in who have the main goal of harming or hurting the victims and this book is a great flip of that. Most of our home invaders are  sympathetic and you get the feeling they wouldn’t be there if they didn’t have to be. The dynamics of the characters are very interesting and it is such an interesting book overall. I’m very excited for the movie! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Hate crime and Homophobia

Minor: Religious bigotry

ediyank's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Excrement and Alcohol

melishahigdon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.25

My only complaint is that my imagination was running wild and the ending didn’t really live up to that. It was heartbreaking though. The writing was also AMAZING. Except for that one sentence: “he let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding.” Come on, Paul. I get it, but… lol.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Blood, Excrement, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit

szyca's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Grief, and Alcohol