Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

38 reviews

elsebeok's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Chronic illness

jjoyce's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

purplepenning's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

Epic family drama is not usually the sort of story I'm drawn to, but I do like a good sibling tale and I enjoy sampling the work of great writers who don't write in my preferred styles and genres. Tom Hanks narrating a sibling story by Ann Patchett seemed like the perfect opportunity. And it was! I read a few chapters throughout  — enough to know that Hanks's narration probably added a full star of enjoyment to my rating. It's not a fast read either way, but what felt too slow in my hands became a fascinating and skillful unfolding in his. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Sexism, Medical content, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Animal death

amandabcook's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Dementia

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Interesting and the idea of the house being like a central character felt a little bit different. Definitely an examination of just how messy humans and families can be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Grief

sib_reads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Medical content, Dementia, and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Infidelity, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

all I wanted was for Maeve to be happy. She deserved peace

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, and Dementia

Minor: Medical content

edytaworyna's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief