Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

18 reviews

bluebrooks's review

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

The style in which this book is written is excessively repetitive, but it reinforces the themes and mood of what Otsuka is trying to convey. Definitely gave me a lot of insight into how Japanese immigrants we're treated in the early/mid 20th century. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Grief, Pregnancy, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Child death, Colonisation, Infidelity, Racism, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Animal death, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual content

andreathrs_'s review

emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Child death, Infertility, and Miscarriage

laurenipsum's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Trafficking, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Child death, Alcohol, War, Violence, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Death, Confinement, and Classism

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Racism, Rape, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, and Death

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, War, Slavery, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Infertility, Hate crime, Excrement, and Adult/minor relationship

sarahofstories's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, and Alcoholism

ayammaya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Otsuka’s ability to deeply inform a reader and force them to not only empathize with the characters but bring readers as close to experience their hardships as possible is nothing short of masterful.  I don’t often enjoy historical novels, but Otsuka has made me discover a passion for it that I didn’t think I could have.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Death, War, Racism, Infertility, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Miscarriage

greenteadragon's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Infertility

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Suicide

ha1yan's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Hate crime, Grief, Death, Child death, and Rape

Minor: Infertility