Reviews tagging Death

Memphis, by Tara M. Stringfellow

13 reviews

tracey1981's review

dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Child abuse, Murder, and Domestic abuse

ekern1991's review

challenging emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Death, Rape, Murder, Child abuse, and Hate crime

msennflinn's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Blood, Mental illness, Death of parent, Death, Grief, War, and Hate crime

tiasreads's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Violence, Rape, and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Death of parent, Death, and Grief

Minor: Islamophobia

Additional content warning:

Spoiler

brief, but graphic description of events of September 11, 2001

meredithamadee's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Murder and Death

leahrosiee's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Racial slurs, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Rape, Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

surefinewhatever_'s review

emotional reflective slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

Y’all know I love a multigenerational story! This story’s atmosphere really stuck with me as a Texas transplant in Illinois. The juxtaposition of Chicago & Memphis felt resonant & apt. This book felt to me like a quilt made up of beautiful images so intensely described you could basically smell the lemon meringue pie, brilliantly woven relationships among characters who jumped off the page, and an atmosphere that felt as thick as the humid southern air in the summer and brittle as the cold during a Midwest winter. Can’t wait to see what else Tara M. Stringfellow creates next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

eyes_on_books's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Racism, Police brutality, Murder, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Hate crime, Death, and Physical abuse

bookbeforeuleap's review

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

This is the story of three generations of North women. The time lines move around to slowly reveal the back story of each of the characters.

The women in this book are just incredible, resilient and strong. I fell in love with all of them, they each broke my heart and put back together again and just didn’t want this book to end.

This isn’t the easiest to read in places and I would absolutely recommend checking out the TW on this book before going in.

Thank you @tandemcollectiveuk and @johnmurrays for my copy as part of the #memphisreadalong 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Death, and Domestic abuse

hillysreads's review

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Rape

Moderate: Racism and Sexual assault