Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

217 reviews

tiffyd's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative 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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Grief, Racism, Alcoholism, Classism, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, and Car accident

mellysay's review

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Violence, and Racism

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Eating disorder, Grief, Rape, Slavery, Infertility, and Sexism

ank3's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Bullying

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Violence, Classism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Grief, Alcoholism, Racism, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

jsm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Death, and Bullying

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, and Alcoholism

jodiemarie_xox's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-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

4.75

I cried!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Alcoholism, Grief, and Sexism

Minor: Infertility, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

eleninicolee's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Abandonment, Grief, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

eggfartz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Classism, Domestic abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Bullying, Grief, Violence, and Racism

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Sexual assault

mandapanda08's review

emotional mysterious reflective 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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Classism, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent

jg34's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious 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

4.75

I loved this book!! It drew me in pretty quickly and I was curious the whole time through wondering what would happen.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Abandonment, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, Classism, Grief, War, and Sexual assault

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Infertility, and Injury/Injury detail