Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

La vie devant soi by Romain Gary, Emile Ajar

9 reviews

morgenmuffel's review

emotional sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Dementia, and Abandonment

saritaadam's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.5

J'ai fini le livre seulement parce que c'est un pote qui me l'a prêté, mais j'ai eut beaucoup de mal avec. Il y a des passages un peu plus émouvant que d'autres et les personnages sont dans l'ensemble bien écris et attachant, mais l'humour n'a absolument pas marché sur moi, et certaines réflexions sont à la limite du raciste et ont extrémement mal vieilli

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Terminal illness, Cursing, Death, Dementia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Antisemitism, Classism, Excrement, and Medical content

Minor: Deportation and Murder

esztertth's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Dementia, Abandonment, and Transphobia

Moderate: Murder, Death of parent, Death, and Drug abuse

syubeebee's review

challenging emotional reflective fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

a difficult book to read, the “childish” writing clashes with the content and it makes everything even more painful 
reminded me of my father, also named Mohammed and born in 1956 from a prostitute 
very painful read, but a very necessary one
life changing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

faemp3's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Murder

Minor: Terminal illness

fantabuleuxse's review

emotional funny reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, and Excrement

Moderate: Death of parent and Dementia

Minor: Deportation, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Racism

faemp3's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Medical trauma, Murder, Cancer, Death of parent, and Racism

spoookycat's review

challenging emotional funny reflective 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Cursing and Death of parent

Minor: Islamophobia, Antisemitism, and Racism

caedy's review

emotional reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Dementia

Minor: Body shaming, Drug abuse, and Racism