Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Case Histories by Kate Atkinson

6 reviews

rowanrelph's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Infidelity, Infertility, Fatphobia, Violence, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Animal death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Religious bigotry, Rape, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Child death, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Dementia, Addiction, and Cancer

phantomgecko's review

dark mysterious 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

3.0

A mystery, I guess, but it's really about people. How do horrible things affect them?

Good use of braiding narratives though. Love when things are interconnected like this.

Also, a number of things/references that I didn't understand totally. British things, mostly political, some cultural. I don't think it greatly affected my understanding of the entire book, though.

Interesting read, but I didn't love it. The characters, while intriguing, weren't loveable to me. And I spent a good deal of time being anxious/depressed over crimes against children.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Rape, Infidelity, Murder, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Sexual content, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Classism, Death, and Stalking

julziez's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fatphobia, Child abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Pedophilia, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, and Incest

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Classism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Racial slurs, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Stalking

uranaishi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? No

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Murder, Pedophilia, Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Car accident, Infidelity, Rape, Violence, Classism, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Sexual content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Racial slurs, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug use, Infertility, War, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Blood, Body shaming, Biphobia, Fatphobia, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, and Gun violence

gabriella's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

I was mildly disappointed that the attacks aimed at Jackson were completely unrelated to any of the murders. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Incest, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abortion, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Medical content

starsnotshadows's review

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I did not like many of the characters for most of the book, but towards the end became much more sympathetic to them. The cases were very compelling, and I did want to keep reading to find how everything worked together. Some of it was satisfying, and some of it was disappointing.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death and Rape

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, and Suicidal thoughts