Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet

40 reviews

jen_again's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity

reesuz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

I felt more compelled to act against the climate crisis after reading this, than after reading books about the climate crisis... it was powerful -- damning, anxiety-inducing and sad, yes -- but powerful.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, and Abandonment

kallan's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Violence, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Blood, and Alcohol

luise96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I really like the idea and the beginning of the story but I think it really fell flat after some point. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Violence, and Death of parent

imds's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

laurenmcnamara's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

laurendubs's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Moderate: Torture and Death of parent

knkoch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This book was wild! It was easy to read quickly. It reminded me a lot of Leave the World Behind in its apocalyptic plot. 

Most of the characters weren’t highly detailed, besides the central 3-4, though that might be intentional. This is a book set within several large, roving groups of both adults and teenagers, and individuals are often being lost and found. The thematic links to the parables of the Bible were at times tricky for me, as I’m not the most well versed, but I was pleasantly surprised at where the plot took me. It was quite hard to predict most moments. 

The author did well to write from a young person’s perspective, even though it was hard to tell the age of the narrator. I get a sense that such de-individuation (in age and personality) was intentional, both to link the characters to their archetypal origins and force the reader to think in terms of groups, rather than individuals. They seem to represent humanity as a whole?

Overall, interesting, funny, and thought-provoking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Death of parent

This is not a calming read. It’s a somewhat dystopian projection of climate change apocalypse.

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I loved the sarcasm and humor, but ultimately the biblical parallels were a little too heavy-handed for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Death of parent

The “R” word is used to describe a character with a presumed intellectual disability in a very not-ok way

foreverinastory's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

This was a fine story, but a lot of the allegories went right over my head. I think being more familiar with the Bible would make this a more interesting read. I did like that science wasn't disparaged for religion and the MC reminded me a lot of myself growing up. I don't have a lot of thoughts on this one, it was a good story but nothing really sticks out to me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Child birth, death from child birth