Reviews tagging 'Death'

Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo

43 reviews

ka_schulze's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death, and Terminal illness

Minor: Domestic abuse, Murder, War, Violence, and Abandonment

readingthething's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

This is such a lovely story. I really recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death

Minor: Death of parent, Violence, and Domestic abuse

gondorgirl's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Death

bub00w's review

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Grief

ellornaslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Self harm, Body horror, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol

shaipanda's review

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Enjoyed this and it was a good conclusion to the series :) I did enjoy the first few books in the series more personally but glad I have the whole series and finished it up 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Violence, Domestic abuse, and Deadnaming

yourbookishbff's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

In this installment in the Singing Hills Cycle, we explore grief, platonic love and devotion, and memory. Chih has returned to the abbey to discover their mentor has died, and that their warrior granddaughters have arrived with their mammoths (!) to claim the body. Chih and their fellow clerics learn more about memory and friendship from the neixin, and we learn more about Almost Brilliant and their lineage. This was such a moving reflection on grief, and is one of my favorites in the cycle so far. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Animal cruelty

anaheeta's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Deadnaming, and Grief

devynreadsnovels's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Domestic abuse and Animal cruelty

fox_at_the_circus's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

it is amazing how many different ways Vo finds of telling stories withing stories. 
this book uses remembrance speeches at a funeral to discuss grief and it is so well done. it talks about how to grief, who is allowed to grief and also what to grief. the grief of things ending, the grief of missing out on things, the grief of growing up, the grief of change. it felt very comforting and affirming to read about Chih returning to a home that had changed, struggling with and growing from that. from all books in this series, this was the most relatable for me.
and within this big theme of grief, so many other themes got discussed, home, friendship, living one's chosen life. overall a very thoughtful book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Violence and Death