Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Deluge by Stephen Markley

3 reviews

apackage's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

An incredible book.  Probably the most important book I will ever read.  If you are human, you should read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Vomit, Misogyny, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Islamophobia, War, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Violence, Abortion, Xenophobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Cancer, Classism, and Hate crime

itsonlyfiction's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This was a masterpiece until the ending for me. It felt rushed and unsatisfying after such a long book. I still give this 4 stars because it was so well written and utterly believable (and terrifying). The multiple viewpoints all felt so distinct, not only because they had different narrators in the audiobook but because Markley has great skill in building characters who feel real. If the ending had been better (in my humble opinion), this would have been a 5 star read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent, Gun violence, Violence, and Religious bigotry

One of the viewpoints is a first person narrative who uses a lot of bigoted language and slurs

oreo944's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Blood, Drug use, Genocide, Cancer, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, and Gun violence