Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Hamnet & Judith by Maggie O'Farrell

301 reviews

toffeebox's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

Beautifully written and heart-rending. I loved how the descriptors found its way back to fabrics and gloves which was their family business.

Losing a 0.5 points because the bits after hamnets death felt draggy at times

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, and Grief

emerentina's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death, Child death, Child abuse, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Infidelity

tea_and_reading's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I'm not generally the type of person who cries when reading, but this book made me shed a tear or two. If you are interested in Shakespeare or would like to read a sad and touching account of a mother's profound love for her children I would highly recommend this book. This book is beautifully written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Child death

Moderate: Physical abuse

charlottefaye's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I am so glad I picked up this book. It felt daunting going into a historical fiction with so much hype and a different prose to what I am used too. However the book was beautiful and moving. I preferred the first part of the book over the second, discovering Agnes character and her history but overall it was a moving story and one that I am glad I have read. The writing style really added to the story and Agnes was such a wonderful character. 

A book definitely outside of my usual reads but I’m glad I read it and I definitely want to check out the marriage portrait next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Child death

lindcherry's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy and Infidelity

kirstym25's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, and Death

el_elizabeth's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Domestic abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

matcha_pages's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Grief and Child death

wrenny03's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Read the last 100 pages in a fugue state of pure agony what the fuck. Its been years since a book made me fucking weep like that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual content

m4rtt4's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

5.0

5 stars, yet it took me a whole month to finish this book — I wanted to savour it slowly, and I didn't have those special occasions frequently enough when I felt ready to immerse myself in the story. Maggie O'Farrell has such a way with words. I'll never forget this experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic and Terminal illness