Reviews tagging 'Death'

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

32 reviews

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Body shaming, Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Violence

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail

cnidariar3x's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

2.5

Theres lots to enjoy but its almost unreasonably long. I recommend the condensed version unless one is familiar with French history.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Antisemitism, Child abuse, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Grief

Minor: Slavery and Racism

laurenw's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Alcohol and Blood

Minor: Trafficking

fionac326's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

clatara's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, and War

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Misogyny, Police brutality, and Suicidal thoughts

thesparklingbarricade's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Hits the feels every time, from Waterloo to the pungent Parisian sewers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

gabrield's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

Important book to read at least once. Brilliant writing that never gets repetitive. Some parts were a bit too descriptive and slow (ie. Waterloo and the sewers). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Slavery, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Death, and Child abuse

amberinbookland's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Child abuse, and Blood

lyrasilvertongue's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

i'm crying at my cousin's gender reveal party bc of this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Suicide, and Violence