Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Boys Don't Cry by Fíona Scarlett

30 reviews

siebensommer's review against another edition

dark reflective

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

I can’t shake off the grime, the drilling thought of knowing that absolutely everyone was right about me all along. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Terminal illness, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol and Sexual content

betweenbooksandkitsch's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Child death, and Chronic illness

bernard_black's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Medical content, Terminal illness, Grief, Cancer, Child death, and Domestic abuse

ines_santos's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

How beautifully writen, a perfect match between sadness and a hug! 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Cancer

ariannazylstra's review

emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Cancer, and Gun violence

writingcaia's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

When poverty and crime are your birthrights, even if you’re the smartest your family has seen and granted a scholarship to the Irish high society kid’s private school, how can you protect those you love without turning into your bully, crime boss crony, misogynistic, wife beater father? How can you face the most hurtful loss and still go on and mingle with the entitled rich kids who knowing your father, like the poor ones of your neighbourhood, only expect you to follow in his footsteps?
This book is a portrayal of loss, sudden, and cruel, and of the poverty and crime cycle which is as shown very hard to escape, hard to survive, no matter if you’re given other opportunities, which shows how strong the pull of family and expectations are, that one can turn away from the chance to leave the slums behind just to fit into the expected role and future.
From the beginning you know it’s going to hurt, it hurts from the get go.
Beautiful writing, and very insightful story. Loved it! Only wish it went on… it’s my own preference for longer books, longer endings.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Medical content, Classism, Terminal illness, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault

pkc's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Achingly sad, but hopeful. A really gorgeous example of Irish literature: spare, taut and bruising. I absolutely loved it. Didn’t like feeling like I was asked to have sympathy for certain characters and it wrapped VERY quickly.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, and Cursing

frankieclc's review against another edition

5.0

boys don’t cry but frankie does

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Grief, Child death, Terminal illness, and Cancer

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Sexual harassment

hanboban's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Cancer

becky_smith's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

This book was, for me, a book that reflected the everyday sadness and the everyday light within tragedy. This family undergoes several tragedies, all in the space of about two years, but the narrative allows for a look into how these events effect individuals, rather than a sweeping statement about tragedy as a whole entity. The exploration around class added an extra element that felt apt, as it again allowed for the development of characters that don't fit exactly into one neat box.

Joe becomes a drug dealer, a thing that ripped his family apart, but he does so out of love.

Overall, this book was a joy to read, and I felt connected to the characters, both their struggle and their triumph. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Death and Death of parent