Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Kleopatra i Frankenstein by Teresa Komłosz, Coco Mellors

317 reviews

____nique's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense slow-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? Yes

1.5

I saw this on Fully Booked– the cover page piqued my interest and made me want to read it when I read its blurb. Thankfully, I fought the urge to buy the physical copy of this book because I would be so disappointed if I did as I didn’t enjoy reading it. The first chapter of it was eye-catching and it was the main reason why I continued reading it. However, the chapters following that were disappointing. Maybe the story was not just for me, but I really can’t see the logic and sense of reading a story without an actual plot (I mean, I would get it if the story is non-fiction, but a fiction book without a plot? Oh, come on!) 

Since it has no plot, I found the book very tedious and tiring to read– it took me 2 weeks to finish it which was unusual for me as I only read books at least a week. The chapters were just too long; I found the descriptive words very detailed; and the stories in each chapter were not really linked to the main storyline (if a storyline/plot really does exist in this book). Some readers prefer this kind of writing, but I found it unnecessary which prevented me from connecting with the story. 

I can see the similarities between this book and The Year of Rest and Relaxation. They both gave me mixed feelings towards the book because I genuinely think that the story, characters, and overall setting of this book have potential, but something in the writing was lacking that made the story feel lost somewhere. So sad, I would’ve loved to enjoy reading these kinds of stories, but my impatient ass cannot stand it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Drug use

tankiana's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

freshasadaisy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Death of parent, Addiction, and Self harm

alexandram's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

5.0

i don’t usually cry reading books but i cried reading this one. it was a fucking journey and i lived every second of it. my heart ached so much for the characters and i really felt like i learnt a lot. and it’s so well written like aghhhh!! i’m not much of a re-reader either but i’d read this again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Drug abuse, Self harm, Drug use, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

ewatt33's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Addiction, and Mental illness

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Drug use, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

mookisbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Grief, Addiction, Drug use, Alcoholism, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

lailajm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug use, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

ktwoolen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

Tore me apart in the best way. I  love the reflective writing in this book and the raw depiction of human nature and relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, and Death

aislinn_h's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Addiction, and Death of parent

nreyno's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, and Self harm