Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid

9 reviews

bmulrooney's review against another edition

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Too gory and graphic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Murder

martina96's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

talialavin's review against another edition

2.75

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Strong writing but awfully transphobic. Very 1995.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Murder

glorifiedloveletters's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Not bad, but definitely not as enjoyable as some of her other books I've read. At least, even though it's from the early '90s, the homophobia and transphobia regarding the subject matter remains somewhat minimal (I mean, I guess. I expected worse), but not everything holds up. I may read others in this series still.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia

Minor: Police brutality

unripebanana's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Police brutality, Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death

simply_fran's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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My main issue is just that it wasn't for me but also it hasn't some topics that haven't aged well

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Suicide, Transphobia

sleepdepr1vat1on's review against another edition

2.0

dark 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Transphobia

littlemissgemreads's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Murder

via_'s review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse