Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

There There by Tommy Orange

44 reviews

kulera's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Abortion

1414's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Gun violence, Rape, Suicide, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Abortion

percys_panda_pillow_pet's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Excrement, and Abortion

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

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Pregnancy

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

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

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

bagel_cm's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Genocide, Gun violence, and Colonisation

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Abandonment, 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: Alcoholism, Child death, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

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, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

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, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy