Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Góry śpiewają by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

48 reviews

candournat's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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So beautifully written and so sad.. an absolute must read if you’re a fan of historical fiction, or want to learn more about the Vietnam War! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

202claire's review against another edition

5.0

dark 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Medical content, Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism

feralbookwife's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional informative 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation, War

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Sexism, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Death of parent

painausten314's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Abandonment

bouebooks's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional informative 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

thevietvegan's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, War

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Classism

thatothernigeriangirl's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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A brilliant book that teaches us the history of Vietnam and the wars it has suffered through the eyes of the Tran family. Dieu Lan has to be one of my favorite characters now! Y’all need to pick this book up asap!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War

Moderate: Grief, Murder, Abandonment

Minor: Rape

ok7a's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Murder, Abandonment, War

Moderate: Cancer, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent

lasunflower's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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: No

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, Abortion, Abandonment, War

unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation, War