Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald

7 reviews

decembermagpie's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5


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rdoose's review

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2.25


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trout_lily's review

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

2.5

On the one hand it is a gorgeous generations-spanning Canadian-Lebanese story about a part of Canada I know so little about- Cape Breton.  It's a story of deep trauma, sexual abuse and neglect, the secrets that are kept from others so one can survive, and the ways in which 3 sisters understand and respond to their circumstances so differently. On the other hand it is excruciatingly long. I struggled to get through it -mostly the middle chunk during what felt like decades of girls growing up in circles.  I put it down many times but I eventually finished it. It was somewhat worth finishing, but ugh,  it really, really,  really needed an editor. 

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donaldleitch's review against another edition

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

3.5


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miffywrld's review

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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ecosy's review

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dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.5


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tabeazi's review

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dark hopeful mysterious slow-paced
  • 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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