Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

288 reviews

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow. Another amazing story from Kristin Hannah. She has a way of telling stories that leave you completely enthralled and captivated the entire time. I felt like I knew Lenny and her family by the end of the story. I would recommend to anyone interested in any of Kirstin’s novels. She is a very talented writer. I felt like I was in Alaska - experiencing the story with the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, War, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Car accident, Cancer, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Violence, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Cursing, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Stalking, and Medical trauma

tbwhite23's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: War

anne_reader's review against another edition

challenging sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Vomit, Sexual violence, Medical content, Cancer, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Gun violence, Car accident, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

veronica214's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Lenora moves to Alaska on a whim with her mom and dad. Moving to Alaska unprepared is basically a death sentence, especially if your dad is an unstable Vietnam veteran with severe PTSD from being a POW. When humans and nature can be equally dangerous, it makes for a tense story. 

I'd recommend this for readers who liked Where the Crawdads Sing. It's set in a secluded environment, features toxic parents, and two protagonists are teenagers in love. For a similar book that's more on the thriller side, I'd recommend These Silent Woods by  Kimi Cunningham Grant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death and Alcohol

emilykaegi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Amazing book. Very emotional. Predicted some twists but many were a surprise. Great story of community and human flaws.

Fantastic ending - did not expect Matthew to be alive

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent

emmadobson33's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

This story was heartbreaking, beautiful, frustrating, joyful, and everything in between! It made me want to visit Alaska so badly to experience it for myself! But also made me grateful for indoor plumbing and electricity lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Car accident

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Murder, Death of parent, Vomit, and Cancer

dkropp1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Addiction, Body horror, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Violence

tinkerbell01's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism

delaneydunster's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Murder, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

kmack79's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

I absolutely enjoyed this book! It was mainly in Leni's perspective, a 13 yr old girl pulled to Alaska when her father came back from being a POW in the Vietnam War, and he came back a very different person! Leni and her mother walk on eggshells to try to keep him happy! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Violence, Cursing, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Alcoholism, Classism, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, War, and Child abuse