Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow

67 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

antoniak's review

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

The wiring was gorgeous, the relationships so realistic and the female empowerment uplifting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Addiction, Alcohol, Racism, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, and Police brutality

Minor: Antisemitism

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

rmannion's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

a gorgeous love letter to Black women and sisterhood, exploring Black joy and pain in a perfect ratio

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Racism, Rape, and Death of parent

kyahs's review

dark emotional funny 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? No

4.0

A beautiful story of Black love, loss, family and generational trauma. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Police brutality, Gun violence, Child death, War, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, and Rape

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

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

kayfab's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Bullying, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Classism, Child abuse, and Rape