Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

97 reviews

courtneykatzmeyer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Animal death, Deportation, Abandonment, and Violence

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Abandonment, Xenophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Death

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Racism, Blood, and Misogyny

giraffesandaudiobooks's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, and Child death

sandysmith's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.25

I'm gradually adding books I've read in 2021 to give a true reflection of the books I've read since keeping records.  This was the first book I read in 2021, and is what kick-started my reading journey having put reading on the  back burner whilst bringing up the children,  previously being an avid reader. Based in 1934 in the depression in America with the loveable main character Elsa Martinelli, who tries to make a better life for herself and children. In the dust bowl era taking her from the drought and great plaibs of Texas in search of a better life in California. Historical fiction beautifully researched and written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Child death, and Violence

sarahflanders's review

emotional inspiring sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Classism, Death of parent, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Grief, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Violence

stephberk15's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, Classism, and Miscarriage

ssjd411's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

4.0

Sad, bleak and depressing. I had very little knowledge of this history and did learn a lot. The starvation was hard to read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Violence, Death of parent, Slavery, Child death, and Grief

ag_berry's review

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Animal death

caralynnj's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

3.0

This is book is just consistently sad throughout with situations that feel like there are little to no solutions. It’s interesting in that it highlights people’s experience during that time but it’s a heavy read. It is also slow at the start . The first part includes lengthy descriptions of the drought and how unhappy everyone is that can drag. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Death of parent

haleymaas's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, and Violence