Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett

52 reviews

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

rachellemarcotte's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

stardust_heidi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

What the fuck did I just read?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol

stacy837's review

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Abortion

typedtruths's review against another edition

Not my vibe 🤷🏼‍♀️ It was an interesting exploration of a dysfunctional family but the focus on taxidermy, suicide and adulterey with all of it’s weird literary fiction writing didn’t do it for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent

sarahlovesbooks's review

dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

1.0

I like the author and I liked With Teeth, but this wasn't for me. There just wasn't going on (slow paced) and the characters were just frustrating in a way. If you like books with weird characters who kind of stuck, this could be for you.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent

emzireads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Infidelity, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

lennybiird'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, and Death of parent

oliverigotti's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

this was recommended after i read “everyone in this room will someday be dead.” 
pretty good, but the characters felt a little off to me, i don’t know what it was. i feel like they just got in their own ways a bit too much, if that’s even a valid criticism. this book did accurately describe how terrible florida is. 
huge word of warning, this book is super gory, not for those with weak stomachs

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

sydelyse's review

dark reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer