Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

27 reviews

dblue236's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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

Trigger warnings: Racism, pregnancy, sterilization of children, brief insinuations of child abuse. 

I passed on this book a couple years ago when I had the opportunity to choose it from Book of the Month, and then it recently showed up in my Little Free Library so I took it as a sign that I should give it a chance. I'm so glad I did. It's easily one of the most moving books I've read so far this year, and while it was often heartbreaking, it also left me feeling inspired and uplifted by the time it was over. The characters felt real, and learning at the end that the book was actually loosely based on true events felt like being punched in the gut. I cannot wait to pick up more from this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Infertility, Pregnancy, and Racism

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent

stefdemuth's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death of parent and Cancer

Minor: Slavery and Racism

Contains talks of sterilization and eugenics, topics of race and poverty

aude's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Racism, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Infertility, Abortion, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Medical content

Minor: Car accident and Cancer

khaben31's review

emotional informative reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Racism, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Mental illness, Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Cancer

midnightverde's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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

This is a beautifully written story about horrors from the past. It broke my heart thinking about all the real people who were abused by the system. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Abortion, Child abuse, Cancer, Racism, Grief, and Ableism

Minor: Death of parent and Slavery

cdoubet's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Racism, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Sexism

Moderate: Abortion, Body horror, Cursing, Alcohol, Blood, and Slavery

Minor: Stalking, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Terminal illness, and Violence

mitchelldavis1997's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

What a book. This is a great book to read to discuss medial racism that existed after roe v wade. This book was beautiful. Needs to be read.ESPECIALLY during election season. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abortion, Medical trauma, Child abuse, and Racism

marnash's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? Yes

4.0

This book really spoke to the social worker in me, and more specifically, the NEW social worker in me. It deals with the hope to "save" our clients (or patients, depends on your perspective), assuming we swoop into their lives and make everything better. It deals beautiful with the question of client agency, accepting our clients for who they are, questions regarding agency and poverty, the right to live differently, the freedom to bare children (if there even is one). It touchs on all these and more thought provoking topics, and I can totally see this being a wonderful book club pick. I also loved the characters, even though something kept me from fully connecting with them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Pregnancy, Infertility, and Racism

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

megbee95's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident and Abortion

Minor: Medical trauma and Death of parent

jtaylor0701's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racism, and Classism