Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

24 reviews

nicki_d's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Trafficking

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

thevietvegan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A beautiful and heartbreaking story (based on a true story) with twists and turns I did not expect, and magical elements that were delightful and powerful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Trafficking

Moderate: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Rape

Minor: Infidelity

melsmagicalreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Slavery, Racism, and Racial slurs

maryellen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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: Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault