Reviews tagging 'Grief'

La maison aux pattes de poulet by GennaRose Nethercott

50 reviews

deetabz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit and Alcohol

unboxedjack's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? Yes

2.75

This was maybe more a 2.75 rounded up to 3 for me. While I enjoyed the theme of story as a witness to tragedy and the author does have some command of language, I found myself drifting periodically throughout the novel. It felt too long and that the author was trying too hard to be pithy at points. And while I enjoyed the difference in tone based on the narrative being shared, sometimes it felt like the author forgot which story she was writing and quickly adjusted in what felt like an abrupt shift. I could see this writer being an excellent poet, but novelist? She sort of falls short.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Grief

Moderate: Child death

nancybv's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Antisemitism, Grief, and War

zghutcheson01's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

The ending was a little rushed and cheesy but overall the book was wonderful. It has the winding, broken aspect of a tale told by your grandparents who are remembering new parts as the telling goes on and it's absolutely beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Antisemitism, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

5.0

I absolutely loved this book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Grief, and Alcohol

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

laurareads87's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

I liked a lot about this book.  I found the writing beautiful, and I feel like the author has handled serious and difficult themes -- intergenerational trauma especially -- very well.  I liked the last quarter of the book best, and found that while some questions were left unanswered, the ending was absolutely a satisfying conclusion.  I am not the most versed in Jewish myth, but I appreciated how it was interwoven into the story from what I do know; the historically informed chapters of the story are at times difficult reading, but are very, very well done.  What really didn't work for me was one of the two main contemporary characters (several other reviewers have gotten at why); I found Isaac a very frustrating character, and did not like the way the Isaac/Benji storyline in particular was written like it took place in a much earlier time period (Great Depression, perhaps?) than it did.
<i>Content warnings:</i> Antisemitism, genocide, murder, grief, self harm, blood, suicidal thoughts, animal death, animal cruelty, fire/fire injury, xenophobia, death, child death, violence

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Gore

Minor: Alcohol

elizabeth_lepore's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Self harm, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, and War

emilysbookishlife's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Antisemitism, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol

elizabethgreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

3.0

 A Dark and Modern Fairytale Retelling of Baba Yaga set in the us. The story gives a unique exploration into intergenerational trauma and the effects of grief. The writing was beautiful and full of analogies and metaphors.  The story is told linearly and interspersed with stories that come together in the end.  That being said it was predicable but the strength of the novel is the exploration of it themes.  I enjoyed the novel is discussing how important stories are and how they can be told in multiple ways and how stories in a way provide a living history.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Grief, and Religious bigotry