Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

35 reviews

greenan26's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Grief, and Confinement

Moderate: Police brutality and Death

cassielaj's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-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? Yes

4.25

I enjoyed this, though it was extremely heavy and challenging at times. Erdrich takes such a fascinating approach in this story, exploring the complexities and horrors of 2020 through the eyes of a fictional character whose own life has been filled with its own complexities and horrors. This story explores haunting both literal and figurative. It opened my eyes in many ways. Though the plot was circuitous at times, it mostly came together, supported by some excellent writing and living, breathing characters. Reading Erdrich’s author’s note about the importance of books and how people cling to them really cemented it for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Racism, Grief, and Death

booksandteatime's review

challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Death, Colonisation, Grief, Drug use, Cultural appropriation, Violence, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Racism, and Panic attacks/disorders

ewinnk's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Genocide, Police brutality, Violence, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Medical trauma, Addiction, Confinement, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, and Racism

rae1019's review against another edition

challenging emotional

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, Animal death, Child abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Trafficking

hollyprickles's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Medical content, Addiction, Genocide, Hate crime, Police brutality, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Violence, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racial slurs, and Racism

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I just flew through this one because I liked it so much. I can't wait to revisit its booklist and to get out to Minnesota to visit the bookshop. What an interesting realistic fiction that Ms. Erdrich crafted. The writing is so meaningful and enthralling. What a book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic and Police brutality

Moderate: Racism, Stalking, Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Colonisation, and Abandonment

Definitely not an escape-from-covid read!

blacksphinx's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Police brutality, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse, Colonisation, Drug use, and Addiction

superstormnora's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-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? Yes

4.5

The voice of Tookie is strong and blunt, and I appreciated the look through another experience of the year of the pandemic. The connection that Tookie gains to the people around her reminds me to be present. 

the ending was unexpected with Flora, but I was going to really be mad at the book if Pollux died, so I’m glad he didn’t

 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug abuse, Colonisation, Classism, Alcoholism, Police brutality, Violence, Racism, Hate crime, Grief, Death, Cultural appropriation, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

amcghig's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Cultural appropriation