Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

7 reviews

gingirl7001's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

2.0

Disclaimer: I did not choose to read this book on my own, it was recommended to me. 

Davidson writes his story well, it's just not one I wanted to read. I don't understand how this is considered a love story. A depressing unrealized one maybe. The main story is depressing, the side stories are depressing. I generally read about 100 pages a day. It took me 2 MONTHS to finish this book. I could read about 25 pages and then I had to switch to something more upbeat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

ambs_elizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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

5.0

Gut wrenching, brutal, and raw. Such a beautiful story of love. Unforgettable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Grief, and Abandonment

schorlett's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War

lilybarna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

It’s a super cool story, love the concept of past lives and the clearly researched yet still emotion-based stories from the past. My favorite part was the “flashback” stories. I think I agree with the other reviews. I read that it just goes on a little too long, with some unnecessary details and some unnecessary focus on sexual things. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Car accident

Minor: Eating disorder and Suicide

cupcait's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

devynvictoria's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

I was so surprised by this book. I saw a review saying that it was a great listen as an audiobook so I got myself a copy. I loved this book so much! The narrator does a great job and the characters are all so unique and the storytelling and descriptions… I could just go on and on

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

yvernell's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

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i want to give this five stars because of how much i loved it when i first read it, and then reread it - but i feel like i'd need to read it again (it's 2023 as i'm writing this, so the last time i read it was 10 years ago) before i can give it that glowing of a review. especially because when i remember the facts of the events in the books, i can't remember how well they were handled. for example,

after a severe, disabling accident, the main character goes into very specific detail about how he plans to take his own life once he's released from the hospital, which is typically a big, big no-no but his method is so specific that i'm not sure if it would fall into a grey area on reread.

either way, i would hesitate to recommend this book until i double check.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Car accident