Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Things We Say in the Dark by Kirsty Logan

11 reviews

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Violence, Pregnancy, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Grief, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Incest, Gore, Animal death, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Excrement, and Miscarriage

kathleenwho's review

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Misogyny, and Medical content

Moderate: Rape, Eating disorder, Bullying, and Child death

mnatale100's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Violence, Abandonment, Animal death, Body horror, Vomit, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Confinement, Sexual violence, Grief, Sexual assault, and Torture

Minor: Misogyny, Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

lydiavsbooks's review

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A

3.5

I tend to avoid short story collections, but took this one out from my library before realising that's what it was. It took me a little while to get into and I was a few stories in before I really got used to the format, but then u started to enjoy it.

My favourite stories in here were Girls are Always Hungry When all the Men are Bite Sized; Birds Fell From the Sky and Each One Spoke; The Only Thing I Cant Tell You is Why; I'll Eat You Up I Love You So; Exquisite Corpse; and Sweeter Than the Tongue I Remember.

 I really enjoyed the dark, reflective, quiet tone throughout the collection. In a strange, but my no means bad, way it reminded me of watching Grizzley Tales for Gruesome Kids (a kids horror show from the early 2000s).

That said, I didn't really find myself feeling compelled to keep picking it back up or keep reading. Again, this is mostly just because short story collections in general aren't really my thing, and I think the ability to make a lasting impression on me is limited when we're only with a story for a very short number of pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Sexual assault

Minor: Gore, Blood, Child death, and Death

roseltov's review

challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Fucking hell. This book is deeply, deeply creepy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Mental illness

sofigj's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Infertility, Grief, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Dementia, Confinement, Child death, Body shaming, Body horror, and Blood

violet_pages's review

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Sexual content, Blood, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Body horror

Moderate: Infertility, Vomit, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Confinement, and Gore

Minor: Death of parent

aimsro's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Body horror, Rape, and Miscarriage

egmamaril's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Vomit, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, and Child death

lucyf's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, and Torture