Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

93 reviews

sarahflanders's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad fast-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: Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Classism, Death of parent, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Grief, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Violence

stephberk15's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, Classism, and Miscarriage

ssjd411's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Sad, bleak and depressing. I had very little knowledge of this history and did learn a lot. The starvation was hard to read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Violence, Death of parent, Slavery, Child death, and Grief

ag_berry's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Animal death

caralynnj's review

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.0

This is book is just consistently sad throughout with situations that feel like there are little to no solutions. It’s interesting in that it highlights people’s experience during that time but it’s a heavy read. It is also slow at the start . The first part includes lengthy descriptions of the drought and how unhappy everyone is that can drag. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Death of parent

haleymaas's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, and Violence

nmasters0616's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-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

Just when I thought it couldn't get more sad, it did. Again. And again. And again. And again?
The focus on women's experiences during the great depression was refreshing and heartbreaking. The grit that so many women from that era possessed is seldom acknowledged, and Kristin Hannah's novel paid homage to their sacrifices, strength, and courage. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Police brutality

thursdd4y's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, and Violence

funkaroo12's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Death, and Sexual content

sassyykassie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, and Classism