Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

42 reviews

stacylaughs's review

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Suicide, and Death

popsicleplease's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Gun violence

amberjackonski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Death of parent and Abortion

cosmicbeth21's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

2.25

A slow read with not much at off at the end. I did like the depth on which they talked about trying to keep one’s self young and healthy to ward off an early death when in reality we hold little control over the time our life ends.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

dev921's review

emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Abortion, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Suicide, Self harm, Child death, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

wellyreads's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcohol, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abortion and Abandonment

dori8reads's review

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence

Covers AIDS epidemic early in the book

guardianofthebookshelf's review

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, and Suicide

whitneys_bookstack's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Abortion

josh_mza's review

dark emotional reflective 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

3.25

A captivating irony of a dysfunctional immigrant family trying to piece together what it means to live. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, and Suicide

Minor: Abandonment, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Addiction