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singalana's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Tässä tarinassa on elementtejä, joista monet lukijat eivät välttämättä pidä, joten lista niistä spoilerilinkin takana. Mielestäni kaikki nämä elementit olivat kuitenkin paikallaan tässä kirjassa ja sopivat hyvin yleiseen tunnelmaan ja siihen, mitä kirjailija todennäköisesti tavoitteli.
Kirja on yleissävyltään ahdistava, melkein masentava. Kirjailija rakentaa tunnelmaa hitaasti. Itse nautin tästä, mutta osa lukijoista saattaa olla sitä mieltä, että kirja on turhan pitkä ja tekstiä olisi pitänyt trimmata. Päähenkilö tohtori Faraday ei välttämättä ole samaistuttava hahmo. Hän tuntuu "gaslightaavan" hahmoja. Lisäksi hän painostaa perheenjäseniä tekemään asioita mitä he eivät halua. Kirjan loppu jätetään eräällä tavalla avonaiseksi. Jos tällaisista lopusta ei tykkää, saattaa loppuratkaisuun pettyä.
Kansi: Kirjan kansi voisi olla parempi jos ylimääräiset elementit otettaisiin pois ja jätettäisiin vain kartano ja värimaailma.
Minor: Medical content, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Blood, Self harm, Classism, Death, Grief, Animal death, and Child death
phantompansy's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Gore
Moderate: Classism, Alcohol, Drug use, War, Animal death, and Child death
Minor: Vomit and Self harm
jillaay_h's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Blood, Grief, Child death, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
exhumedprince's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Animal death, Grief, and Suicide
Moderate: Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Classism, and Medical content
Minor: Child death and Self harm
annaki_laila's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm
Minor: Sexual assault and Racial slurs
digitalroses's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Animal death, Death of parent, and Suicide
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Medical content
Minor: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, and War
caseythereader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, and Vomit
angelbabe_cj's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I found that I enjoyed the writing and some of the characters. I was impressed the 1950s setting, feeling that Waters had done her research well, or at least well enough to make it evocative of the era. I definitely appreciated the building and releasing of tension, but don't feel it always paid off as well as the reviews would suggest.
Although I understand it is appropriate to the setting I didn't like the demonisation of mental health problems. It's always something I find rough to deal with, especially if it becomes a big plot point of some kind.
I'll definitely pick up Waters' work again, but probably not if if they're touted to be creepy. It's just not my thing.
Graphic: Suicide and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Grief, Medical content, and Self harm
The 1950s setting means all medical care/mental health provision is not viewed through a modern lens. Although the POV character is a GP/family doctor I would not consider the medical content to be especially graphic, although it is relatively regular. Nor described in graphic or exhaustive detail. Suicide: