Reviews tagging 'Violence'

I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan

5 reviews

hmetwade's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Child death

vixenreader's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

It is better than you would expect it to be, despite the movie overshadowing its legacy, but it is still slightly dated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Car accident, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Sexual content, and Medical content

Moderate: Stalking, Alcohol, Classism, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cursing and Drug use

There is a strangulation in the climax, the guilt and turmoil found in the aftermath of a crime, and some dysfunctional family dynamics in terms of the Cox family.

bitterseason's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Grief, Misogyny, Body shaming, Gun violence, Child death, and Fatphobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Sexism, Violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

jillkaarlela's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

This book was so obviously written in the ‘70s. There are so many toxic male characters who treat women horribly and who think they can just be horrible and that they are a gift to the world. It’s just very irritating because there are so many traditional gender stereotypes that are just very tired and make it hard to enjoy. I also clocked the killer within a minute of them being introduced, it was so obvious. I just did not enjoy it very much, it was very predictable and outdated. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Child death, and Car accident

queergoth_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

This is definitely very different from the film. It is a lot more tame, which isn't a bad thing but not exactly what I was expecting. It is a nice easy read. I wouldn't say the characters are ones I liked all that much

so it did feel a little unsatisfying that they all survived and we never really got to hear about the consequences of their actions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Misogyny, and Toxic friendship