Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

24 reviews

hannahlee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Far more stream-of-consciousness and impressionistic than I was anticipating! I'm very glad to have finally read this intertext with one of my favorite novels. Lots to digest.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racial slurs, and Racism

chanatova's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

zinn24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal death

david_slack110507's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Incest, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Cultural appropriation

cyberhavok's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death and Child death

sarasreading's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Read this in two quick sittings. The atmosphere was gorgeous and haunting, which I enjoyed. So much of what was happening was purposefully confusing, so it was a little hard to follow at times. Also I'm quite ill, so that might be partly me. 

This prequel take on colonialism and feminism was definitely interesting, and packed a lot into a short book. There were so many metaphors and details that held deeper meaning. It's a little rough to read though, as there is a lot of racism, racial slurs, violence and powerlessness. An interesting and eerie take on the story of Bertha.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Colonisation

ifweweresorrows's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death

anindistinctaccountant's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Child death and Sexual harassment

awebofstories's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Mental illness

Minor: Child death

elisabethshanahan's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

Minor: Child death, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent