Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden

5 reviews

polkapunkband's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racism, Sexism, Medical content, Car accident, Rape, and Sexual assault

inquisitivevic's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Misogyny

sws_1319's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book is unlike anything I’ve read. The book is more speculative, being more a compilation of different types of prose rather than just a normal story with chapters. Although underneath all the different thoughts and feelings, there is a baseline story, I don’t think that’s really the point of the book. The subject is more the feelings and thoughts surrounding death and the passing of people around us, and the changes and affects that has on us. 

altogether it was an interesting and unique read. I did find some of the book a little tedious and hard to get through, but overall the book was interesting. Enjoyed reading it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

the tags have all been tagged in the explicit section. Although none are described in masses of detail, some of them did make me feel uncomfortable and they are themes that run throughout the book. The narrator, Wolf, struggles with mental health issues due to his past which relates to a lot of these tags. I would advise to read with caution, even though some of it isn’t explicit it is obviously hinted at and talked about

being_stupid's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

The writing style is what made me read it entiterly. Because the story doesn't seem to go anywhere when u read it. I don't think it does. But through the story a lot of themes are "talked about". Like barely. Just à hint.
And that's what's weird to me, it seems to be a message but you can't figure it out. 
Plus there are some disturbing scenes and I don't know why they're here. Like how was it revenant to the story. 

At some point there's a scene where a black girl takes her tit out at laugh, stick her tongue out too. And for no reason. To see her as the bad twin there were other ways than depicting a black girl in the 1700 as crazy. I mean I get it, kind of, the point she's trying to make. I don't see how this in particular was useful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Murder and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Sexism, Racism, Misogyny, and Islamophobia

forlorn_traveller's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual assault