Reviews tagging 'Death'

Fata cu toate darurile by Ruxandra Toma, M.R. Carey

81 reviews

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

this book was so good!!! i absolutely fell into this world and became so invested. i love spore-horror or anything related to mushrooms in books so this was perfect! i even almost cried at the end because i became so invested and the book ended so well! 

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pulcotinette's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

J'ai vu le film (écrit en même temps que le livre) à sa sortie en 2016, et je n'avais donc que des souvenirs confus du livre. Je n'ai pas été déçu par sa lecture : les personnes sont attachants, bien écrits, et le fait d'alterner les points de vue permet au lecteur une vision d'ensemble dans la situation. L'auteur ne prend pas forcément partie pour un personnage, ce qui permet de se faire ses propres attaches.
La morale, la ligne conductrice du livre, est vraiment intéressante et j'aurai aimé qu'elle soit plus mise en avant. Malgré tout, c'est celà que je retenais du film et qui m'a donné envie de lire le livre. 
La raison pour laquelle les enfants affams sont imunisés y est d'ailleurs mieux expliquée et plus logique.

J'ai beaucoup apprécié cette lecture, qui m'a donnée envie de lire plus de lire avec une apocalypse zombie d'un point de vue optimiste.

Au niveau du contenu, il y a mention de combats avec des armes à feu et de l'anthropophagie, mais ce n'est pas gore ou détaillé. On parle du sentiment de faim d'un personnage, de façon répétée mais plutôt superficielle. Contrairement à ce dont je me rappelais du film, ce n'est pas un livre d'horreur. On trouve aussi de la comp het (compulsory heteronormativity) en cela que les persos adultes masculin et féminin principaux sont forcément attirés l'un par l'autre.

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lindsaylhunter's review against another edition

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adventurous dark reflective 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? It's complicated

3.0

Not sure how I feel about this one. Always love a bleak ending, though.

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lpogo16's review against another edition

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

3.0

This is less horror and more a fantasy journey story. 

The story could have been edited down. There’s a lot that happens for the shock value or to make comments about other characters.

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captainsillypants's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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juledebaum2's review against another edition

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

4.0


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blackberryjambaby's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0


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petit_lecteur's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0


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vavocado's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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jcole32's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-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? Yes

5.0


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