Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn

4 reviews

flapjack_octopus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book, I felt connected to the characters and most were described in a lot of depth. I thought it written beautifully but the style also changed where appropriate and it became more harsh. A very good book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Blood, Death, War, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual violence, Confinement, Classism, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Sexism

Minor: Pregnancy, Rape, Alcohol, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Kidnapping

robin_reads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: War, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Alcohol

meredithp's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Genocide, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and War

Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual harassment

gladiolus17's review

adventurous dark medium-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? No

3.0

It was enjoyable, but didn’t wow me. 

I had two major gripes. First, they called kimonos “robes.” C’mon, it had min min cicadas, why not kimonos or yukatas?

Second is  

 that Takeo and Kaede fell into love instantly. And they used the word love. I guess you can blame it on their youth, but I didn’t see or feel any chemistry with their personalities. It even says in the book that Kaede knows nothing about Takeo! Oh well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, and Misogyny

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gore, and Grief