Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Swimming Back to Trout River by Linda Rui Feng

3 reviews

kaneebli's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child death, Animal death, and Racism

Minor: Death of parent and Car accident

onewoman_bookclub's review

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Child death

Moderate: Car accident

sjanke2's review

emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.75

I did not know much about the Chinese Cultural Revolution before reading this book, and enjoyed learning about the Maoist regime through this family saga. Rui Feng does a great job foiling out each character's flawed history so that we meet them each with compassion. The ending was so sad! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts