Reviews tagging 'Child death'

I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai

60 reviews

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Transphobia, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and War

mkarpack's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Murder

kshertz's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I love this author! This book was hard for me at times. There’s. Lot of characters to this mystery and I got lost at times. You should have red herrings in a mysterious death true crime situation but maybe not so many? Then I’d get confused by the narrator trying to imagine each scenario. I DO love the hot takes and the me too commentary. I do love how the mystery all weaves and comes together. But the ending is frustrating so I can’t really recommend it! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

gondorgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

anne8373's review against another edition

challenging dark sad

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

earthie's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Honestly, this book was better than I expected it to be.

I think some of that is because I stopped near the end and spent the time contemplating what I wanted for the book ending, I suppose. I didn't know what would make me feel satisfied, which was good.

The book also stuck with me more than I expected it to. I've found myself referencing some of the prose just in my day-to-day life and thinking about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

rmataloni's review against another edition

mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Grief

apiologee's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

carolineg's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Pedophilia, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism

jesstaurant's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail