Reviews tagging 'Death'

Mr. Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo

10 reviews

matthewmclane's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexual content, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

lateromantic's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Bernadine Evaristo's writing is gorgeous, virtuosic, and all the characters felt fully realised. I wasn't expecting the ending to be

happy

and right to the end continued to be surprised.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia

Minor: Death, Racism, Sexism, Death of parent

moniipeters's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation

laurataylor's review against another edition

3.5

funny slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Death of parent, Alcohol

emilo's review against another edition

3.75

emotional lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Sexism

Minor: Death, Religious bigotry, Alcohol

masha_and_the_cat's review against another edition

4.25

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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If he were a real person, Barry would be absolutely insufferable - a conservative, a landlord, a homophobe and transphobe, someone happy to uphold a harmful status quo as long as they benefit from it. And yet, Ms Evaristo tells his story with such warmth and humour I couldn't help but be drawn into his world and cheer him on his journey towards self-acceptance.
The writing flows like honey, and the complexities of issues from internalised homophobia to post-natal depression are handled with grace and compassion. 
This is also the first book I've ever read with a protagonist from Antigua and Barbuda, and I really appreciated the insight into this rich, vibrant culture.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Hate crime, Incest, Sexual content, Murder, Pregnancy

alayamorning's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content

Minor: Transphobia

unfriendly_black_reader's review against another edition

4.5

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Cursing, Death, Death of parent

jessreadsthings's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity

Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Slavery, Colonisation

CW for fairly long and in-depth descriptions of postnatal depression.

ambero's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Death of parent