Reviews tagging 'Child death'

A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro

20 reviews

nineinchnails's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

the end threw me for a loop but i still really enjoyed this! there was a lot of loose ends (and ambiguity) which had this feeling a little anticlimactic but i’m sure i’ll get much more out of this novel on a reread. it does feel a little underdeveloped but it was still really engaging.

this was pretty eerie and atmospheric at parts - it almost felt like a horror, which does explain feeling slightly cheated by the ending. despite how short this was (183 pages) it felt much longer somehow; even the side characters felt relatively complex and well developed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Suicide, and Misogyny

Moderate: Murder, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Child death, Animal death, and Grief

Minor: War

Child neglect

gs_books's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Minor: Suicide and Child death

risemini's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Grief, Misogyny, Suicide, War, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

threeundertwopnw's review against another edition

challenging mysterious sad slow-paced

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

5.0

A maddening read at times, as the characters talk a lot without really saying anything. Yet a lot of life in post-war Japan is covered through their stories. Includes a big plot twist that I guessed early on. Fascinating immersive read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Child death, Classism, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Death, Suicide, and War

kitten_nuisance's review against another edition

reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicide, Child death, Animal cruelty, and Grief

Moderate: Sexism, Death of parent, War, and Pregnancy

a_epistemological_crisis's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Suicide

Minor: Death, Suicide, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty

ivulikkivulik's review against another edition

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Child death

Moderate: Blood

rimd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide

seraphimgt's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

I'm very confused and upset and I'm not sure how I will ever recover. Four stars 👌🏽

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Animal death, and Child death

Moderate: Suicide and Domestic abuse

Minor: War

spacecars's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Suicide