Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini

32 reviews

jadew2000's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Incest, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, and Infertility

Minor: Miscarriage and Gun violence

mirireads's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Grief, Murder, Infidelity, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racism, and Classism

Minor: Infertility, Excrement, Death of parent, Drug use, Miscarriage, Blood, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Vomit

stuffinmybrainhole's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Miscarriage, Infertility, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Racism, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Incest, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Grief, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Alcohol

my_plant_library's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Incest, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, and Death

rhi_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Incest, Murder, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Violence, Infidelity, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Gaslighting, Abortion, Death of parent, and Gun violence

isabookabel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

Found it really hard to review this book. It was very difficult to get through at the beginning particularly. Truly harrowing and deeply sad. But still think the story was well written and it was a really difficult topic to explore which Allen-Agostini did really powerfully. Her narration of the audiobook was brilliant and  added nuance, intonation and flow which I could have missed otherwise.

In some ways I feel like it should be rated higher, but at the same time it left me emotionally drained at times and I wouldn't recommend it to friends unless they read similar content or show a particular interest.

Edit: have moved this up to a 4 star, as the story and narrator really stuck with me, and might even reread at some point, so many emotions with this book hard to know how I feel about it, but feel like 4 stars is fairer and solid.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Violence, Gun violence, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Incest, Infertility, Racism, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

waybeyondblue's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Incest

Moderate: Sexual content, Infidelity, Gun violence, Death, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Blood

pyronautphea's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Death, Incest, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Miscarriage and Alcoholism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

laurataylor's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Abortion, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

2hermione4's review

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Child abuse

Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Fatphobia