Reviews tagging 'Death'

Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow

54 reviews

creepycrawlybookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Death, War, Rape, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Cursing, Xenophobia, Slavery, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Abandonment, Grief, Police brutality, and Misogyny

Minor: Medical content

voyage_of_a_time_wanderer's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Police brutality, and Racism

Moderate: Grief, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Hate crime

nialiversuch's review

dark emotional hopeful informative 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: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Grief, Abandonment, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

Moderate: Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Addiction, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Blood, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

my_a's review

emotional funny hopeful 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? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Racism, Abandonment, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, War, Alcohol, Death, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child abuse and Rape

Minor: Antisemitism

katiehorsburgh's review

challenging dark emotional 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

Exceptional. A powerful, meandering tale of the interweaving lives of generations of Black women. It explores sisterhood, motherhood, magic, healing & complexity when men you love are violent. I cried. You will too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Rape, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Murder, and Death

dudette's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Police brutality, Murder, Racism, and Grief

Minor: Miscarriage and Misogyny

baileyjanetee's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

wossyboy's review

dark emotional reflective 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

4.25

I'm mainly just mad that the cover made me think this was a light-hearted holiday read instead of the contemporary classic that it is. Whoever did the cover design should hand in their notice.

At first I struggled with the narration - a very adult contemporary voice that felt the same across all characters, regardless of their age or timeframe. But once I moved past that, the story itself unravels in a way most beautiful and devastating. It lives up to the Toni Morrison quote perfectly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Rape

jbry44's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Blood, Slavery, Gun violence, War, and Gaslighting

armstrongangela83's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Racial slurs, Death, Domestic abuse, and Rape