Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Infinite Country by Patricia Engel

54 reviews

annieliz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, and Colonisation

jaynovara's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction and Police brutality

caseythereader's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Suicide, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt

savgulick's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Rape

prinytona's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and Abandonment

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Suicidal thoughts

emmamoulton's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

grifgirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, and Police brutality

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent

scherezade's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

5.0

This was outstanding, an incredibly moving story about a mixed status Colombian family and their story across national borders and time. The audiobook was excellent and I teared up several times throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Terminal illness

sfbookgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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…wow…I have no words for Infinite Country. This short, yet beautiful tale tells the story of a family split between the United States and Colombia. We learn about each member of the family and what it means to be a citizen of a country. Engel’s exquisitely-written story gives readers a perspective on immigration and what makes a person a citizen of a country. Infinite country held my attention for an entire weekend and is a book I recommend picking up if you haven’t already had the chance to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, and Death of parent

birdbrainbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

Well I did not expect to cry my way through the entire last quarter of this book! What a powerful story. The first pages hooked me immediately; after that, the meandering nature of switching narrators and timeframes started to frustrate me a bit; and then it all just suddenly gelled and really packed an emotional punch. I fell in love with our protagonist Talia from page one, and later on with both of her parents as well (what a beautifully imperfect love story). Some elements of hard choices and family separations hit sensitive personal notes. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Rape, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Police brutality