Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

6 reviews

augie_'s review

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Great story but dragged towards the end and I hated the ending!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Blood, Gun violence, Child death, and Violence

greatexpectations77's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This is one of those books that unfolds slowly, and you spend so much time with it that you feel a little loss after it's over. Like your mind keeps wandering back to these fully formed characters that you've grown to care about, just to arrive at the conclusion that they're gone from your life forever. I felt such tenderness toward almost every character. And I think it was intentional, but the only bit for me that kept me from a 5-star review

was that the ending was so abrupt that I thought I had missed pages.

But the whole playing with tragicomedy was incredible, and I really enjoyed the writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Confinement, and Classism

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual content, Child death, and Blood

notjillsanders's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

The epilogue bothered me so much, but overall I found this read enjoyable.

Was not loving that Gen and Carmen relationship, like if she was older/he was younger it would have been cute but the whole time I was reading I was giving it the side eye.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Child death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

caseythereader's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Medical content, Confinement, Alcohol, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Child death, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Sexual content

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-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? No

4.5

I went into this book not knowing anything about it or the author. I loved this book and the way it was written. I got very sucked in to the narrative and the characters,

which made the ending all the more heartbreaking

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Infidelity, Death, Kidnapping, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual harassment, Chronic illness, and Grief

Minor: War, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Hostage situation

izzyknight's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

3.0

The premise of this book is great and there are some really excellent moments in it but it was just a bit dull. The middle section was just a whole lot of nothing which I underestimated the need for but it’s doesn’t make it the most engaging read. However, the moments where the book really shines are in the subtle character interactions that humanise this extreme situation and shine a positive light on the whole concept of human morality and instinct.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Physical abuse, and Child death