Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

5 reviews

midnightverde's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative 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

4.5

This book starts out slowly and there are many characters involved in the plot. As you read and gain insight into the lives and experiences of each character the story begins to pull you in. Once you start seeing the mysteries in the story it becomes more of a page turner. I was grateful to learn about this time period from an author who seems very interested in history and working collaboratively with the relevant people and sources to prevent inaccuracies. The book really comes together at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Classism, Death, Genocide, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Child death, Child abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Grief, Kidnapping, Trafficking, War, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Infidelity, Death of parent, Excrement, and Gun violence

Moderate: Violence, Alcohol, Antisemitism, and Alcoholism

elizabethpowers's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

idk how to feel

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Sexism and Excrement

Minor: Infidelity, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Police brutality, and Racism

serena_hien's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Medical trauma, Violence, Child abuse, Classism, Gun violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Alcohol, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Abandonment and Excrement

jebowman123's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

From the Author’s note:

“I often found myself asking, ‘what right do we have to history other than our own?’”

“My hope is that this novel might inspire others to conduct their own research in an effort to learn, grow, and build bridges that will endure the tests of time and historical memory. When that happens, history will no longer stand between us, it will flow through us.”

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Child death, Death of parent, and Excrement

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexism, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Excrement, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Antisemitism