Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Moja znikająca połowa by Brit Bennett

114 reviews

johnsbooks's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

it was fine but not incredible
loved Reese and Jude's arc
don't like when the characters are annoying, which they all are except the LGBT ones ;) lol Reese and Barry 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Transphobia

Moderate: Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Abandonment

sunsetcity's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Dementia, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

Such a fascinating premise for a setting and for a storyline of a book. I knew that colorism existed, even among Black folx, but never thought about how far a group of people could take it. The main characters are all so different and yet so glaringly similar, even if they refuse to see it. The secrets we carry as daughters, sisters, mothers are complex and  many.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism

my_weird_bookish_heart's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Abandonment

tigerlily800's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-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

5.0

This is a beautifully written novel that I foresee becoming a modern classic. The author did an amazing job of making these characters and storylines feel real and matter to the reader. There were no black and white characters, they all had depth that was built upon. The writing itself was a little hard to follow every now and then, the story kept doubling back on itself in order to give context which made the story unfold well but as an audio listener was sometimes hard to keep up with. 

This book lands itself in one of my favorite reads of all time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Transphobia

pamelakluna's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Deadnaming, Dementia, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism

anna_18's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racism, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying and Racial slurs

picoledenaranja's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Sexual harassment

tays_books's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Dementia, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Grief

marcy_the_vampireq's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Racism, and Dysphoria

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Abandonment