Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

There There by Tommy Orange

41 reviews

anniefwrites's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I think this book is one of those reads that I’ll need to reflect on for a while to understand its full effect. Tommy Orange has such a strong voice and uses inventive and intensely visual and sensory language. I personally found the multiple perspectives a little difficult to keep straight (and appreciated the cast of characters at the front; I referred back to it often) and

I understand why Orange opted for a violent ending, but especially given what’s going on in the news right now, it was disappointing and hard to take in.

Nonetheless, I think this was a great place to start for me to read more Indigenous stories, and it explores an often ignored community—Urban Indigenous groups—in a very complex and full way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, and Gun violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Genocide, Sexual assault, War, and Racism

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Abandonment, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Violence, Drug abuse, Blood, Death, Child death, Suicide, Alcohol, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Racism, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Animal death, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

bagel_cm's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent

schorlett's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Alcoholism, Addiction, Colonisation, and Genocide

Moderate: Suicide, Abandonment, Animal death, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

ellipalmer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

Beautifully written without being overly intellectual. It's extremely readable while still feeling ~literary~ in many ways. Full of dark humor, rich characters who feel real and alive. Not particularly uplifting so don't go into it expecting that. But it feels like an incredibly important book. I found myself wishing I was reading it in a class. I wanted someone super smart to tell me all about how brilliant it was. As casual reading, it was good, but I knew that close reading and examination would have really brought out it's true brilliance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Child death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Drug use and Fatphobia

Minor: Animal death

empeeeeee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

sarahyllescas's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

There are so many characters and separation in the characters stories until the way end that I couldn't remember them all and it was hard to keep track what happened to who.  That being said, this contemporary piece was so reflective and eye opening to the individual struggles of natives and even minorities as a whole. I really enjoyed that insight. I also just hated the ending was so vague that <spoiler!!!!!!!!> you can't even tell if half the characters die or not! Ugh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mass/school shootings, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Gun violence

Minor: Animal death, Colonisation, and Fatphobia

kayesomething's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Minor: Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

hannahr's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Racism, and Rape