Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline

21 reviews

drtx_bwt's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content

mpbookreviews's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol

tea_at_mole_end's review against another edition

slow-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, and Grief

saara_ilona_muu's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

kickitupanotch7's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Alcohol

chronologically_charlie's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Drug abuse, Racism, Self harm, and Lesbophobia

siobhanward's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

 I will truly read anything Cherie Dimaline writes and this book was a great example of why. While it did take a tiny bit of time to get moving, Dimaline created a beautiful narrative that kept me guessing. There was a lot going on in this book, but it never felt like too much or felt as though some plots were not getting the time they deserved. Dimaline has a gift for balancing complex characters and plots without overwhelming a reader.

I loved Winifred and Phil - I could have read about them forever. I wish some of the other characters (Winifred's dad, Penny), had been as well developed, but I also get that it's a YA book with limited space. Definitely a great read and I'm so excited to read more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Murder

katischr's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Jesus Christ this was depressing. Good ending though, it really brought everything full circle. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

multiplyoctopi's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Medical content, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

displacedcactus's review

dark emotional sad 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

This book was sad as heck. It's full of loneliness and heartbreak and uncertainty.

I expected it to be a horror novel, because, y'know, haunted cemetery, but it's not really scary at all. That's not to say that there aren't moments of intensity. There's some really heavy stuff in here surrounding the main character's mother's death, and the death of the ghost.

I think this one will appeal to teen readers who love a tragic, moody tale. Do take a look at the content warnings -- there's some stuff in here that could be inappropriate or a bit much for younger teens and tweens.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism, Self harm, Violence, and Vomit

Although there's no play-by-play on-page sex scenes, there is some very frank discussion of sex, masturbation, and a couple of brief scenes/mentions of teens having sex under the influence of various substances. Animal death spoiler:

The main character's dog dies. He just goes in his sleep, so it's not violent, but still very sad

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