Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

20 reviews

theskyisthelimit's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

This book is incredibly long, but it is so worth it! The emotions I felt are indescribable, and Victor Hugo really does a phenomenal job of creating suspense and interest (he seems to have a fondness for dramatic irony).  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Death of parent and Suicide

Minor: Body shaming

shelbydm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, and War

Minor: Death of parent and Sexual content

o_alioth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Adult/minor relationship

linnylionheart's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Abandonment, Medical content, Murder, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexism, Slavery, Death, Gun violence, and Child death

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Body horror, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Animal death, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Racial slurs

livruther's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.25

it was a good book and i really appreciated it. it was just a little bit slow and i felt that some details may have been unnecessary 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Death of parent

bubblegum_or_books's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, War, Death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Grief and Blood

Minor: Abandonment, Violence, and Pregnancy

nicholas_ryan's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This is a very well written book, but it is dated. It relies on heavy gender stereotypes. The descriptions are incredible, but he goes on diatribes about various topics only loosely related to the plot. This is beneficial to some point that he gives sufficient context for a book that engages with history and politics, but too much time is spent on it. The plot is emotionally moving. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Violence, War, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent

cerilouisereads's review

challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-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: Body shaming, Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Violence

laurenw's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Alcohol and Blood

Minor: Trafficking

amberinbookland's review

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Child abuse, and Blood