Reviews tagging 'Death'

Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

314 reviews

sxndaze's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

These are all things that I know, but none of this is really important. I used to think it was vital to know things, to feel safe in the learning and recounting of facts. I used to think it was possible to know enough to escape from the panic of not know- ing, but I realise now that you can never learn enough to protect yourself, not really.

gorgeous written and hauntingly romantic 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Grief

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Lesbophobia, Sexual content, and Homophobia

campirebat's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

mangofraiche's review against another edition

challenging mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Blood, Grief, and Suicide

biobeetle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-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: Abandonment, Death, Body horror, Confinement, and Gore

Moderate: Death of parent and Terminal illness

Minor: Homophobia and Cursing

audioaxolotl's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

mapleleaf_kat's review

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

The book was really good but I’m not sure if it’s going to stay in my psyche the same way it has for other readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Body horror, and Death

breebeebaz's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

sad but beautiful, nauseating at times. horror in a human way, not in a scary way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

Moderate: Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Abandonment

aristarcodisamo's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Sexual content, Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Terminal illness

lizardgod's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I thought this was a horror, I left with only sadness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gore, Grief, and Mental illness

jcshells's review

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Suicide, Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol and Homophobia