Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Frère d'âme by David Diop

37 reviews

imds's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Violence, Murder, Rape, Body shaming, Colonisation, Abandonment, Torture, Blood, Death, War, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

poisoned_icecream's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Racism, Animal death, Gun violence, Colonisation, Death, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, War, and Sexual content

zezeki's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, War, and Grief

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Abandonment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Torture, Excrement, Gore, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Physical abuse, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Racial slurs, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia

alexhaydon's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Torture, Death, and Body horror

mrrou's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Grief, Rape, Torture, Mental illness, Blood, Sexual violence, Gore, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Colonisation

akane_readsyt's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Grief, Body horror, and Mental illness

Moderate: Infidelity, Hate crime, and Racism

Minor: Rape, Sexism, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

madisone's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Grief

rebeccaquinton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Grief, Violence, Murder, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Blood, Torture, Abandonment, War, Suicide, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Gore, Death, and Colonisation

agustdefault's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

4.0

brutal and violent but incredible. the way the author writes the horrors of war and grief and guilt was a visceral experience 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, Body horror, Colonisation, War, and Blood