Reviews tagging 'Death'

Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

45 reviews

spinesinaline's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Moderate: Terminal illness

underwaterlauren's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cursing, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, and Drug use

jg34's review against another edition

sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

Beautifully written and a moving story, however it does have one of my least favorite themes which is a parent abandoning their child. I can never turn off my brain and just let myself enjoy when that is present in a book. For some reason I can feel sympathy for a lot of effed up characters but someone who abandons their kid fails to be humanized for me. It’s not even personal!! I was never abandoned!! But alas I will always be bitter towards a character that leaves their kid no matter how good of a reason they have (which iris did not have a good reason really but maybe better she left a child she didn’t love then stay and make everyone miserable??? Idk it’s not that serious there are fictional characters)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Child death

itsradsmads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence and Death

Minor: Child death and Abortion

sunflowerwork's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Sexual content, Violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Child death, Vomit, and Terminal illness

bev3203's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use and Sexual content

Minor: Death and Cancer

crabbytaco's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Racism, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Racial slurs and Gun violence

amschelly153's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

5.0

Beautiful. Raw. A candid story from the perspectives of generations of family. Absolutely incredible.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Death, Grief, and Pregnancy

frankieclc's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, and Homophobia

hngisreading's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Cancer, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Racism, Child death, and Sexual content