Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Idaho by Emily Ruskovich

9 reviews

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Dementia, Child death, Grief, Murder, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

queeniego's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia

gay's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child death

abbeysoffel's review

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Dementia, and Violence

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Suicide

linde_euw's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent and Child death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

callikat's review

dark 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? Yes

4.0

What beautiful writing! I felt like I highlighted half the book because the prose was so enchanting. It is a difficult subject to read about, and I almost wish it had been longer so we could have bonded with the characters more. Also,

a lot of the questions are left unanswered by the end - why did Jenny kill May, where is June? I've read some interesting theories that help clear things up for me, and I also liked the author's interview about how the lack of answers are to keep the book more realistic. While it's frustrating that we have no idea what happened to June, the truth of the matter is that a lot of missing children are never heard from again, so I appreciate the commitment to keeping it realistic.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Dementia

jdohman's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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: Dementia and Grief

Moderate: Child death and Murder

ryanrambles's review

mysterious slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Domestic abuse

ericadansereau's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Child death, Murder, Domestic abuse, and Dementia