Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee

2 reviews

henrismum's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

First in series
Audiobook (All of my entries on The Story Graph are audiobooks.)
Why I added this book to my TBR pile: I've enjoyed other mysteries set in India. Then Audible had this on sale for $3.49, so I bought it. (It's not available in audio anywhere else.)
Will I read more of the series? Probably Not Maybe Likely Most Likely Definitely I listened to last several hours at 1.7 speed, which is a sign of waning interest. Maybe the next time Audible has a good sale, I'll invest in the second installment.
The narrator was Malk Williams. He did a great job, even at 1.7 speed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation and Racism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Addiction, and Drug use

Minor: Blood, Classism, War, Death, Murder, Pregnancy, Abortion, Police brutality, and Violence

srm's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A fantastic mystery set in a time and place (1919 Calcutta) that is a fun and different option for a detective story. The writing is incredibly strong. Definitely planning to read more in this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Abortion and Police brutality