Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

9 reviews

asienerbrown's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Deportation and Death of parent

jeggert10's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Racism

Minor: Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Murder, Death of parent, Deportation, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

spacekaydet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Bullying

icewing15's review against another edition

dark medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming

Moderate: Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Medical content, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Cursing, Death, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent

mnatale100's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Grief

Moderate: Deportation, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Self harm, Pedophilia, and Racism

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Incest, Kidnapping, Blood, Child abuse, and Murder

cathannahs's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent

tetedump's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Xenophobia, and Sexual violence

racheldoesntread's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Child death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, and Sexual assault

bookbitch111's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

I honestly didn't expect to get attached to this story, but hot tears were streaming down my face and blanket by the time I finished. The Bean Trees is a heartbreaking (and beautiful) story of self-discovery, politics, racism, hardships, love, motherhood, and the crazy moments of life. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Racism, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Sexism, Violence, Child abuse, Cursing, and Sexual assault