Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Sundial by Shirley Jackson

7 reviews

joensign's review against another edition

dark funny tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Classism

miniingrid's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Murder

javafenn's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

4.0

This is 4 stars only because the ending didn't feel complete. I think it’s so the reader can make up their own ending but it was still such an abrupt end. This is my first Shirley Jackson and I’m hooked! It was funny, spooky, tense, and suspenseful. I loved this spoiled family and their crazy notion of what’s to come in the world! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Death, Rape, Medical content, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

hannahpings's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-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? Yes

5.0

a perfect book. also the funniest book i've ever read. (this is not an exaggeration.) shirley jackson is a genius and i wish i could crawl inside her brain.

the sundial is criminally underrated and i wish more people read it so i could talk about it with them. an immediate and absolute class comedy exemplar. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Dementia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent and Murder

another_dahlia's review against another edition

dark funny medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

queergoth_reads's review

dark mysterious slow-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

3.0

I have previously very much enjoyed anything written by Shirley Jackson, but this was just not it for me. It was 1950s doomsday preppers with a healthy dose of classism. I felt no empathy for any of the characters. I didn't hate it but I didn't enjoy it much either

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Murder

Minor: Animal death and Sexual assault

teresareads's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Murder

Minor: Animal death and Sexual assault