Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery

50 reviews

rchulin1's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Misogyny, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Mental illness

sophiaofbroadmoor's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

elizkacz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

jasminehere's review against another edition

emotional hopeful relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Minor: Pregnancy

alisylvi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

annelihghh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexism, Alcoholism, Blood, Classism, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Medical content

eowyn_zoe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Suicide

goodgollymiss's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Cried over this book at least four times. A very sweet foray into the beginning of Dr. and Mrs. Blythe’s lives. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death

faithfulflora's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

I felt this installment was slow to start but was a beautiful read in the end. I enjoyed it very much and cared for the characters. While wildly different in style and location, Anne's house of dreams felt like the first house my husband and I lived in together too - a perfect fit for that early married stage of our lives. 

Anne losing Joyce broke my heart, having recently become a mother myself. I felt Montgomery did well portraying grief. And I was very happy and so pleased with the name when little Jem was born! 
I feel about as sad to be leaving the house of dreams as Anne did.

I loved the Presbyterian Christian influence on this book and appreciated how interesting a book can be without explicit and horrid content. 
Looking forward to the next novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Minor: Alcoholism

kasialipa's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Animal death