Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

80 reviews

bmpicc's review

funny hopeful reflective sad fast-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

3.0

Banned Book Club: This YA novel doesn't say anything that most high school students haven't already heard (or said) themselves. At the end of the day, for me, this was a book about friendship, family, bullying, and learning to stand up for yourself. There were things I liked (illustrations, grandma, the honestly about alcoholism on the reservation, etc.) and things I didn't (ex. billionaire Ted).

I'm not mad I read it, but I'm grateful I borrowed rather than purchased. Especially when I realized why I recognized the name Sherman Alexie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Bullying, Racism, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Eating disorder

dch7's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Grief, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Cursing, Murder, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Medical content, Car accident, and Death

chelseaabu1's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Bullying, Eating disorder, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

te_ss_i's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Bullying, Car accident, Ableism, Addiction, Drug use, Colonisation, Grief, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Toxic friendship

orasmis's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Racism, Death, Alcoholism, and Bullying

gabbyolsen's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Racism

Minor: Eating disorder, Animal death, Homophobia, and Sexual content

mpaoli's review

challenging emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Death

burntsiennabooks's review

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Death, Addiction, and Alcoholism

rachelditty's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

First read for the banned books journal that came out in 2022. Really great ending, and very funny narration and voice. Good read. 

"That silence got so big and real that it felt like three people sat on the porch." (49:17).

"When anybody, no matter how old they are, loses a parent, I think it hurts the same as if you were only five years old, you know? I think all of us are always five years old in the presence and absence of our parents." (3:39:02).

"He may not have loved me perfectly, but he loved me as well as he could." (4:28:33).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Alcohol, and Bullying

Moderate: Death, Racism, and Vomit

Minor: Homophobia

adhdbookwyrm's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Death