Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

92 reviews

kirchnerkd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment and Bullying

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

cityiguana's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

Really a beautiful book. I read it right after Demon Copperhead (also an excellent book) which felt to be largely about the ways that adults can be cruel to children. There are cruel characters and dark parts of All The Light We Cannot See, but the kindness and nobility of the characters really shines through. Emotional, gripping, sad, beautiful, and incredibly hopeful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, War, Racism, Antisemitism, and Violence

Moderate: Genocide, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Rape, Mental illness, Ableism, Grief, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Confinement, and Bullying

Minor: Terminal illness

christiemaple's review

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Rape, Bullying, Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

amypurple's review

sad tense 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, War, and Bullying

Minor: Rape

maddierandolph's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Confinement, War, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Gore, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood, Ableism, Sexual violence, Genocide, Rape, and Pregnancy

booksbyjess__'s review

emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Rape, and Sexual assault

booksandbabble's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Death, and War

Moderate: Murder, Vomit, Gun violence, Death of parent, Excrement, Bullying, and Xenophobia

river23's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

jrae1334's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is potentially one of the best written books I’ve ever read. The non-chronological order is easy to keep track of, and the writing puts you right there with the characters. A beautiful book, with a heartbreaking view of the war from all different angles and a bittersweet ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual violence

amjone12's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Confinement, and Grief

Moderate: Murder, Death, Violence, Genocide, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, and Rape