Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller

31 reviews

elinordashwood's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Cancer and Terminal illness

Minor: Death of parent and Car accident

beautifulminutiae's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Vomit

Moderate: Cancer

kaneli's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Terminal illness

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Vomit, Car accident, and Terminal illness

Minor: Racism and Car accident

sarah984's review against another edition

hopeful 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? No

5.0

This book was fantastic, it really surprised me. I loved the writing, and the plot deftly handled subject matter like loss of a family member, personal identity and intergenerational trauma. The characters were super charming, and the way mythology tied into the story was well done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Terminal illness

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Car accident, Death of parent, Dementia, and Vomit

Minor: Abandonment and Medical content

gabrielab's review against another edition

hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, Death of parent, and Vomit

catladyreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death, Grief, and Cancer

Moderate: Death of parent and Car accident

lilcoppertop's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Terminal illness, and Vomit

the_midnight_tea's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Cancer

Minor: Death of parent

bibliophilecats's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

 

Was ich mir erhofft habe: ich habe in letzter Zeit viele zeitgenössische Bücher über/von koreanischen, chinesischen und taiwanesischen Autoren gelesen und wollte gerne noch mehr lesen. Außerdem mag ich Geschichten in Geschichten und Mythologie. 

Fazit: Am Anfang brauchte ich etwas, um mich in die Geschichte einzufinden aber dann konnte ich das Buch gar nicht mehr aus der Hand legen. Die Märchen sind wunderbar eingewoben in die Erzählung. Obwohl man nicht sehr viel über die Charaktere erfährt stört das nicht, denn es geht um diesen einen Abschnitt in ihrem Leben, um ihre Halmoni (Oma), die schwer erkrankt ist und wie vor allem Lilly, aber auch ihre Mutter und Schwester, damit umgeht. Es ist ein tolles Buch über die Trauer und den drohenden Verlust eines geliebten Menschen. Von mir eine absolute Empfehlung. 

Danke an Netgalley und HarperCollins Dragonfly für das Leseexemplar.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent

alylentz'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? It's complicated

4.5

So expertly written. I found this to be the perfect blend of fantasy elements into a great coming of age tale that deals with personal history, family, and loss. Readers who like mythical and adventure elements will really like this, and it also has great sibling and friendship dynamics. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Death of parent