Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Mr. Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo

16 reviews

sakisreads's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective 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

Wow. Bernadine Evaristo does not 👏🏼 mess 👏🏼 around 👏🏼 After reading ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ and obsessing over it, I was over the moon when I saw this book in Waterstones! I adore Barry and you can really feel how nuanced and multifaceted he is (in terms of his career, his culture and his sexuality - none of it is black or white and feels three-dimensional)! The end surprised and made me squeal though 🥰

Because although Barry is a dick, I expected her to be a ‘woman of God’ whatever that means and to stay with him for life somehow! I didn’t see this transformation building!

I am recommending this to anyone who will tolerate my squeals about it, it is STUNNING 🏳️‍🌈

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

This book was fantastic: beautifully written with complex characters. I found myself liking Barry in spite of myself. His attitudes rubbed me the wrong way and often reminded me of male family members whom I find exhausting. Even so, I found myself very entertained by him and feeling compassion for him as a human. I thought he was excellent as an untrustworthy narrator.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, and Alcohol

Moderate: Eating disorder, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual violence, Slavery, Police brutality, and Colonisation

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peachani's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Self harm, Transphobia, and Death of parent

unfriendly_black_reader's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Cursing, Death, and Death of parent

jessreadsthings's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Slavery, and Colonisation

CW for fairly long and in-depth descriptions of postnatal depression.

ambero's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Death of parent