Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Outside Circle by Patti Laboucane-Benson

6 reviews

ccmhats's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Bullying, Murder, Vomit, Addiction, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, Gun violence, Gore, Racial slurs, Violence, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Colonisation

recycled_personalities's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

Genuinely such an amazing book that is really insightful. I wish that there was more emphasis on female characters rather than only being there as plot devices for the lead (the plot was really good though). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Medical content, Addiction, Murder, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Drug use, Torture, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Child death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault

ladykatka's review

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

A powerful and emotional read. Important message about the road to recovery from intergenerational trauma is a long and hard one but it is possible.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Child abuse, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Abandonment, Confinement, Genocide, Racism, and Violence

apolloann's review

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

The Outside Circle really forces the reader to look inward. It does not sugar coat anything, and the author and artist do an amazing job conveying the emotional journey of the main character, Pete, while he works to become a warrior. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Racism

maggieed's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Addiction, Cultural appropriation, and Cursing

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Blood, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Vomit, Gun violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

farmchick's review

emotional hopeful informative fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, and Blood