Reviews tagging 'Death'

Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow

56 reviews

acg2285's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Rape

Minor: Domestic abuse and Racism

goldenjunegem's review

emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent, Death, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, and Police brutality

morna's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Police brutality, Violence, War, Hate crime, Racism, Racial slurs, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Death, Murder, Sexual violence, Slavery, Rape, and Antisemitism

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:

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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