Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

112 reviews

alisonannk's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Torture

Minor: Rape

natlikestoread's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, War, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Dementia

belial's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

shit man im a time being too

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, War, Bullying, Suicide attempt, and Death

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

anya_lasagna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Grief and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Dementia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Body shaming, War, and Death

The rape mentioned does not actually happen but is something one of the characters imagines happening while she is pondering a certain course of action

jejjewjkwk's review against another edition

5.0

i’m so glad i pushed through (but also glad i took my time cus if i’d read this a couple months ago i would have spiraled), the concept and story was really interesting but tbf i did prefer nao’s perspective a lot more. was reallyy nice to hear about other perspectives of time and death, very complex but the language doesn’t get too complicated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

Moderate: War and Dementia

miciahsreads's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.25

characters - 1
worldbuilding - .75
plot - .75
enjoyment - .75
writing - 1

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Torture, Death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Toxic friendship, War, Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Bullying, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Gore

Minor: Animal death

bugtime's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Rape, Death, Bullying, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual assault, Self harm, and Mental illness

Minor: Violence, Grief, War, and Adult/minor relationship

nolongeremi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, War, Sexual assault, Bullying, Sexual violence, Self harm, and Pedophilia

avery_lj's review against another edition

3.5

Good characters, good writing, fun "quantum" magical realism. Rated lower because it isn't really my personal taste and

the cat gets badly hurt

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Bullying

Moderate: Rape, War, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Suicide, Sexual content, and Pedophilia

ka_cam's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-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

4.75

I came across this book as part of Multnomah County's Everybody Reads event and what a great choice! I often like books that involve a light dose of magical realism, historical fiction, existential angst, quantum entanglement, general moodyness, and people connecting across time and space soooo it was kind of up my alley. I felt like the end petered out a bit and sometimes things were a bit on the nose, but all in all really enjoyed!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Rape, Death, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, War, Torture, Violence, Suicide, Xenophobia, Grief, and Dementia

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Genocide, Cancer, Car accident, Colonisation, Deportation, Mass/school shootings, Chronic illness, and Classism