Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

82 reviews

jg34's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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? No

4.75

A great book! Well written and a very important story. You will feel for all these characters and go in this journey with them. Heartbreaking at times but also hopeful, this book does not shy away from hard truths. I have no complaints!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Blood, Deportation, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

This is a pretty heavy read that covers a lot of harsh topics but not in a way just to be gory, it is essential to the story

makaylaboswell's review against another edition

emotional inspiring fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Moderate: Miscarriage and Death of parent

shadyjones's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, Death of parent, and Child death

jennywinder's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative 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? No

4.0

This was a read that had me anxiously wanting to know what happens next. It ignited more empathy in me but was also so hard to read. Trauma after trauma occurs but the characters are so resilient and lovable and relatable. I wouldn’t recommend this book to everyone, but it is worth your time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Vomit, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Death of parent, Deportation, Grief, Murder, Rape, Mass/school shootings, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Medical content, Racism, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Ableism

If you’re working through your own traumas related to migration, drug trafficking, sexual assault, gun violence, or death perhaps pass on this one

fmpereira's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Not for the faint of heart but what a book! Everyone should read it!
I don’t read a lot of fiction but I devoured this one, is just so good, we can put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Rape, Abortion, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

rebecca_bluedragonskeep_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

This book was good. Would I read it again? No. Would I recommend it to others? Not without warnings. This book has MANY triggers in it if you have triggers please look into it before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Blood, Child death, Death, and Grief

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Deportation, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

joey1914's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Deportation, Child death, Cursing, Miscarriage, Murder, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Trafficking

scspatafora's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Deportation, Child death, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Sexism, and Police brutality

lindsayshae123's review against another edition

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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Deportation, Murder, Child death, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

winglesswarrior's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

This really was a lovely book, well done and definitely pulls you all the way into it from the start. You fall in love with the characters and get your heart broken when they get hurt. 

I can see though why people were upset that it was written by a white woman, why that caused such controversy.  It makes you question the credibility behind the story, if the middle class, distant from the situation main character who has always seen herself as outside of the situation of migrants might be a little too on the nose. 

It makes me question how much of it is accurate, or just pieced together from the news. And how it paints Mexico in a way that doesn’t seem fair for someone who isn’t from there to paint it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Child death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Blood

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Suicide, Deportation, Pregnancy, Rape, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Trafficking and Cancer