Reviews tagging 'Death'

Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris

51 reviews

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Murder, and Pregnancy

bexwalsh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

alvenb00's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Heater Morris tells the amazing stories of survivors and she does a great job capturing the pain and reality of what happened during and after WWII.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment

gaynorcaw's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Another brilliant book from Heather Morris very moving I enjoyed this immensely and the it was very informative of what went on in the Russian Gulags a subject less written about than the German Prison camps 
The heroine was an amazing person wish I could have met her 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Rape, and Cultural appropriation

bexh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

punnypenguin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

I read this book cover to cover in less than 12 hours, it is so gripping. I highly recommend anything written by Heather Morris

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Infertility, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

saramschacht's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

lucys_library's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder

alomie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-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

This book is extremely sad, it's a fictionalised novel about the life of a real woman who. Survived Auschwitz as a young woman, but while there is raped and works for the Nazi's to keep herself alive, and then once liberated is sentenced to 10 years in a Russian Gulag for "sleeping with the enemy". 
It was tough to get through and I had to stop and come back several times, it's hardly believable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Death of parent

waterbridge147's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Such a horrible and terrifying topic has been written so beautifully and respectfully. Very thought provoking 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, and Grief