Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

40 reviews

squintyfarmer's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Abandonment, Sexual content, Medical content, Death, Violence, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, and Grief

Moderate: Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Murder, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer and Dementia

katiejohns's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Grief, Death, Murder, and Hate crime

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Kidnapping

alliemikes's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Homophobia

Moderate: Murder and Death

smalljules's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

WOW. This book was one of my top favorites of the year. It is beautiful, emotional, heart wrenching, heart warming, and will make you FEEL. An incredible story that follows the life of one Irish man, yet still immersed you in the lives of many others. I fell in love with this book almost immediately and  immensely, so much that I didn’t want to finish it. I will recommend it to fellow book lovers. 
If you are able make it past the content warnings, I believe this book will move your heart and soul. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Hate crime

Moderate: Death, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Trafficking, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Violence, Terminal illness, Sexism, Murder, and Kidnapping

ludwijag's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

mollys_books's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Violence, Hate crime, Torture, and Murder

ae_world's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

“It's as if she understood completely the condition of loneliness and how it undermines us all, forcing us to make choices that we know are wrong for us.” Cyril as narrator about Alice

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Murder, Emotional abuse, Violence, Pregnancy, Outing, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Hate crime, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Kidnapping

brichneyfloss's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Homophobia, and Hate crime

Moderate: Death, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism

caties_books's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Phenomenal! I never knew 900 pages could go so fast 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Infidelity, Medical content, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Classism, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Outing, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Blood, Chronic illness, Sexual violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Racial slurs

books_withblooms's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Homophobia

Moderate: Cursing, Blood, Cancer, Death of parent, Violence, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Death, and Abandonment