Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Revisioners by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

3 reviews

siobhanward's review

emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

NYT Notable Books 2019: 52/100

I wish this book had been longer. I rarely say that about books, but in this case, it felt like there were so many plots and none of them got enough attention: Josephine and Charlotte, Josephine's past, Ava and her grandma, Ava's mother. It felt like just as things were ramping up and things were starting to come together, everything ended and that was it. It was a solid plot and I loved the characters, but it felt like all this tension was created and then it ended abruptly without anything being resolved. I know that not everything ends happily, but some resolution would have been nice. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Slavery, and Murder

Moderate: Child death and Pregnancy

beetandbaguette's review

medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

franklybookish's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Murder