Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes

17 reviews

keelin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Incest, Murder, Pregnancy, and Suicide

nicoles_reading_corner's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Incest, Pregnancy, and Grief

han_mahoney's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Incest, Miscarriage, Murder, and Suicide

adaora_ble's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Child death

Moderate: Suicide, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Minor: Incest

whatcassiedid's review

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

A beautiful and thoughtful retelling of Oedipus and Jocasta's story. I wish I'd known that part of the story deals with an airborne plague spread by physical contact requiring people to quarantine, but still loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Child death and Incest

juttaleupe's review

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective sad 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: Incest, Suicide, Death of parent, and Violence

skylaturner's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Incest, Miscarriage, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, and Sexual content