Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Second Glance by Jodi Picoult

4 reviews

owls_rainbow's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Self harm

blueyogi's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Self harm, Violence, Domestic abuse, Grief, Racism, and Child death

Minor: Colonisation, Infidelity, Car accident, Murder, and Death of parent

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This was such a slow burn that initially I thought I wasn’t going to like it. The first few chapters introduce an overwhelming number of characters that feel impossible to keep track of but as the story builds, each of their stories, and their connections to one another unfold in an organic and beautiful way. The research Picoult does for her novels always gives them a level of authenticity that other novels don’t have. The information about the eugenics project that happened in Vermont in the 1930s was new to me and very interesting. I loved the way Picoult wove her story around such an intense topic — the characters are real and the story is believable even when it’s fantastical. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Classism, Dementia, Excrement, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Self harm, Blood, Mental illness, Abandonment, Abortion, Child death, Colonisation, Car accident, Death, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts

trippalli's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

A fast read and interesting complicated mystery. I appreciate the social issues it calls to light on Native Americans rights, mistreatment, land, racism and more. The kids in this story are strong adventurers and I quite like their characters, Marie, intelligent and quirky.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Racism, Murder, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Car accident, Physical abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, and Colonisation