Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas

25 reviews

r_bridie_e's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

An epic story full of romance, adventure, and drama! While a large read, I found myself fully immersed in the story and our wide cast of characters! I was interested, I was scared, I was happy, and I was sade while reading this. I’m surprised this hasn’t been adapted to TV yet. I recommend a read; don’t let the size deter you.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Death of parent, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Child death

Minor: Colonisation

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Child death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Police brutality, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Self harm, Slavery, Terminal illness, Classism, Confinement, Violence, Injury/injury detail, and Suicide

soph22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

No words, just… I love it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Infidelity, Murder, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

lizziaha's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

In a book that is so dark for the majority of its (very numerous) pages, I found the ending to be incredibly hopeful and joyous. Although the romantic in me hoped

Spoiler

that Dantes and Mercedes would end up together

. Surprisingly, I found very little of this book to be superfluous; indeed, it was very satisfying to watch the Count weave his complicated web of revenge. I found myself rooting for unlikely heroes, and marveling at the tangled mess where these characters lives had intertwined. I was also utterly surprised and delighted to see two queer characters who find a happy end in this book! Altogether worth the read, even though it was a long time coming for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Grief, Classism, Murder, Death, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexism, Confinement, Gun violence, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, Torture, War, Homophobia, Ableism, Racial slurs, Racism, and Infidelity

chocolatethief's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Racism, Suicide, Murder, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Classism, Infidelity, and Slavery

jowashere's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Suicide, Rape, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Grief, and Slavery

doodeedoda's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug use, Death, Suicide, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Racial slurs, Alcohol, Slavery, and Infidelity

catandherbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was just about what I expected, if now better! I'm so happy I was finally able to read it fully. It is an abridged version so I can't help but to wonder if there isn't something missing or far too altered that could have made me give this an even higher rating. Because of this I really want to read the unabridged version. Still, this was a monumental read in so many ways and now that I finished it I can't help but to feel sad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: War and Slavery

james2021's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The ending was not what I expected but I liked it. My main issue with the length was

Spoiler

Vampa’s backstory (don’t think this a spoiler but alas)

, the rest was fair length. I’d say it’s a page-turner for  the majority of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Abandonment, and Confinement

Moderate: Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Death, Slavery, Child death, Suicide attempt, and Blood

Minor: Stalking and Drug use

jackiepreston's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This book is SO LONG! I'm pretty sure I enjoyed the beginning of this book but I can't actually remember.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Confinement, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Child death, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Racism and Racial slurs