Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Little Bee by Chris Cleave

7 reviews

mooloony's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, War, Death of parent, Gun violence, Death, Deportation, Violence, Torture, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Suicide, Animal death, Gore, Pedophilia, Blood, Body horror, Sexual violence, and Murder

cheri_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

3.5

Unfortunately, this book takes a while to get into. I finally became interested around page 100 (just before really, but not much). Once you hit that section, it moves quickly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Infidelity

pythonesque's review against another edition

dark funny sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Racism

Moderate: Deportation, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Minor: Mental illness

corriejn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Child death, Death, War, Torture, Suicide, Sexual violence, Rape, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Police brutality, Infidelity, Death of parent, Blood, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, and Confinement

exlibrislynne's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicide

Moderate: Gun violence, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Blood

calamari's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Confinement

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent