Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout

20 reviews

liannaengland's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Medical content

rosalind's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

The whole experience of reading felt like sticking my fingers in someone else’s open wound; intimate, but not in a nice way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Child abuse

Moderate: Grief, Death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual content and Classism

sjanke2's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Infidelity, Antisemitism, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, and Confinement

feebles640's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Death of parent, Homophobia, and Infidelity

Minor: War

aezlo's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Child abuse, Classism, Bullying, Death of parent, and Medical content

ellensmith's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Beautifully and achingly sad and happy and true 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Homophobia

bookishnatalia's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Medical content

johndomc's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

It unfolds satisfyingly, a little bit at a time. And the tenderness Lucy has for her mother!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, and Confinement

Moderate: Child abuse and Medical content

helenajoy_'s review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Medical content, Death of parent, and Sexual violence

wordsofclover's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Minor: Homophobia and Death of parent