Reviews tagging 'Death'

Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller

7 reviews

seawarrior's review

dark lighthearted mysterious reflective

4.0

Regardless of how Bitter Orange was not as twisty or thrilling as the inner reviews made it out to be, I was glued to the pages during the latter half of the book and kept tumbling the characters and their narration around in my head for days afterward. The language in the book is beautiful, dazzling with imagery and the allure of friendship. I would reccomend reading this book for those features, although I found the twist ending somewhat predictable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

erisouls's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I was hooked for the first half of the book, and then it felt very predictable after that. Maybe that was on purpose and was part of the overarching metaphor and I just don’t get it. 

Also the main character seemed to me to be on the spectrum. Many of her thought processes were quite similar to my own and others I’ve spoken to who are also autistic. Perhaps unintended representation. Either way loved the main character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Sexual content, Suicide, Murder, Grief, Infertility, Alcohol, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Religious bigotry, Vomit, Blood, and Infidelity

painausten314's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Body shaming, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

lelly's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Violence, Sexual content, Murder, Mental illness, Animal death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Child death, Toxic friendship, and Infidelity

georgiesutton's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I feel like this book got better and better as it went on. Initially I wasn’t sure if it was for me but the plot really picked up and was full of intrigue with elements being revealed as we hear more of the story. I thought it was written interestingly and I felt wrapped up Frances’ life as she told the story looking back 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Suicide and Death

shelby_jane1029's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Grief, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

celiawiseman's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Blood, Suicide, and Child death