Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

20 reviews

pjv's review against another edition

challenging inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, War, Violence, Death, and Murder

gold_star_reader's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

A heart-rending story of a young boy's survival during the Second Sudan Civil War. And to learn that this was based on Salva's real experiences is so sad. There are some very tough depictions of violence and death, but a heartpounding account of survival. A great read for middle grade. Can be pared with When Stars Are Scattered or I Will Always Write Back.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, Racism, War, Xenophobia, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, and Death

Minor: Abandonment

sare1125's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Chronic illness, and Death

parasolcrafter's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative 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? No

4.5

this was a really good book that educated me in something i knew nothing about going into it. it was very sad at times and my heart ached (and still does) for salva, and i wish him nothing but the best with his foundation!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Gun violence, War, Death, Violence, Genocide, Child death, and Death of parent

beklovesbooks's review against another edition

3.0

Struggles of two African children impacted by the lack of clean water access in southern Sudan. It alternates between their perspectives 20 years apart. The setting during one time period is a long trek to refugee camps trying to escape war.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Violence, Abandonment, Genocide, Racism, War, Death of parent, Gun violence, Chronic illness, Death, Animal death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

kathrynhofmann's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative inspiring 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Vomit, Murder, Gun violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, and Deportation

alenert's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

I really enjoyed this—it's a quick audiobook (~3 hours), dual-narration, that follows the real-life story of Salva, one of the "Lost Boys of Sudan," and a fictionalized character, Nya, who lives in a remote village in South Sudan years later. I would recommend, especially if you know little (to nothing, like me) about the Second Sudanese Civil War.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Death, War, and Child death

mysterymeenah's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Blood and Child death

Minor: Blood

brittsbooknook's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Read this because my middle schooler will be reading this for his English class. I wish I would have read this sooner. It's a middle grade/YA book so it was a quick read for me. This was fiction but it is based on the true story of Salva Dut (one of the "lost boys" of Sudan). The story goes back and forth between his story starting in 1985 and a girl, Nya, in 2008. War, heartbreak, perseverance, reunion. "How could memories feel so close and so far away at the same time." 5 *s

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and War

girlwhoreadssomtimes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death of parent, Death, and Child death

It was a great book with a good message