Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

41 reviews

penofpossibilities's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Suicide attempt, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Genocide, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, and Lesbophobia

kamikakushi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Child death, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, and Alcohol

sprucewillow's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal death and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol

tahsintries's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Dementia and Death of parent

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

Minor: Animal death

wizardingwisteria's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

This one was certainly a ride.  Picked this one up on a whim at a small local bookstore and it was a great find.  The idea of connecting with someone through an old lost diary is really interesting and the way it was pulled off here was great. Nao felt like a real person and I felt like I was reading her real diaries

Overall I would recommend this to anyone willing to do a thorough search of the content warnings because it is a heavier read with a lot of depressing moments 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mass/school shootings

jaylee_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Dementia, Grief, Murder, and War

anna220310's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Dementia, and Death of parent

bra1nw4sh3d's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Trafficking

channershea's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Death of parent