Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Autobiography of My Mother by Jamaica Kincaid

7 reviews

linda_wolf's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death, and Death of parent

chanteld's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this. This is my favourite Jamaica Kincaid book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Abortion

caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent and Classism

Minor: Colonisation, Death, Sexism, Infertility, and Racism

2treads's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

I always enjoy the levels of self-awareness that Kincaid infuses her main characters with. You don't have to like them. They do not care because they know who they are and how they exist within their community. It is interesting that her characters would be viewed as selfish by some while others would clearly see their actions as being of someone who is choosing themself.

The ways in which the people, place, experiences drew reactions of glee, disgust, and commiseration from.me, made me think of similar stories within my own community and, by extension, my country. 

I can see how the unfolding of events and the prose might throw some people off, but this way of relationships stories is so common in my country, where a subject mentioned in a memory or retelling launches the legs of a directly connected story or branches into something new yet similar.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Abortion, Death of parent, Child death, and Infidelity

Minor: Infertility

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

3.0

 In my journey through Jamaica Kincaid's work this year, this stands firmly in the middle (so far). I liked it, but it's not a new favourite. I see ripples of similar themes and refrains in her work and this one fits into that pattern and builds on it. For Jamaica Kincaid fans, this is a good one. If you are new to her work, I recommend <i>A Small Place</i> and <i>Annie John</i>. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death of parent, Racism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Abortion

nicoleisalwaysreading's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

4.0

vivid and complex with extremely poignant connections between self and nation, inward and outward expressions of identity. would absolutely love to discuss this in a seminar format but unfortunately it’s just me all alone right now in complete awe at Jamaica Kincaid’s mind!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Grief, Racism, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Abortion, and Death of parent

saturdaysartre's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Racism