Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Tvornica lutaka by Elizabeth Macneal

34 reviews

constancepoplos's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

3.75

This book…..holy cow did it make me feel things and not always good things. This is a story of obsession and heartache and unrealistic visions of the world. Each character has major flaws which makes the story as a whole feel fairly real. But Silas…..I haven’t been so disgusted by a character in so long (maybe ever). This would be perfect around Halloween to read with a book club!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Excrement, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

sheeprustler's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Excrement, and Stalking

teresaelj's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

God I loved this book. 
The perfect circular way this book was written. 
Iris is the perfect main character, flawed and stunning and kind and passionate and agh! I love her.
The way Macneal mirrors iris and rose and then Louis and Silas is brilliant. The concepts of obsession vs love, male gaze vs female gaze, and the concept of true freedom are explored so beautifully. I cannot recommend this book enough. It is so elegantly told as well as beautifully written. Just stunning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Abandonment

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

dark tense 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

4.0

ARE U FUCKING KIDDING ME????????????????? NO FINAL CHAPTER???????? WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT???????
Im gonna scream

no reunion chapter??? Fucking albie????????????WHAT

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual harassment

suzelarson's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

It’s like You set in Victorian London. Creepy but great. The art theory is really excellent 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Stalking

arielcorrea's review against another edition

dark tense 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

I picked this book up after hearing Soairse-Monica Jackson talk about her role in the TV adaptation. I completely misheard her description and spent the majority of the book waiting for a story line that never happened (my fault). Aside from that, I found Silas to be sickening and knowing what he was working up to was hard to deal with. This story of Iris, based on Lizzie Siddal, is powerful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Classism

katiegideon's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

bonefires's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

A lot of unexpected animal violence and cruelty. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Needlessly graphic. Only finished it because of the narrator, Tuppence Middleton. Not literary. Crass and derivative of “You” and “American Psycho.”

books_for_the_bat's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Misogyny, Blood, Excrement, and Classism

skyegbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad tense fast-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

3.5

I didn't so much like the vague ending.

My heart breaks for Albie

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Alcohol