Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett

51 reviews

vvabecca's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Very good but oi

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

h3art's review

emotional funny informative reflective relaxing 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

4.25

it's crazy how I thought this book wouldn't literally rip and tear me by the emotional seems with the swampy, Florida nostalgia 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Suicide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Gore, and Terminal illness

Minor: Vomit

grey_jayne's review

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Mostly Dead Things is beautiful in its fuckedupness and authentically queer. The taxidermy details and animal hard could be too intense for some. Totally not my usual kind of book, but in some ways it very much is, as indicated by the above. This book is such a strong debut.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Gore, Infidelity, Suicide, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

pbeeandj's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

Messy Floridians interacting with other messy Floridians.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

ruffian23's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Suicide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

kathleendayle's review

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness

applezing's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

a_wren_that_reads's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Pregnancy and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Vomit, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

eagoldberg's review

emotional funny slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

gellyreads's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content