Reviews tagging 'Child death'

A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet

3 reviews

btothebooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

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

3.75

What the fuck did I just read? Like its good, but so many times I just stopped and thought “WTF?” 

There’s only a few elements to pinpoint the timeline, but it just feels rushed and not at the same time. There’s an element of Lord of the Flies (but better) and Station Eleven to it all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Child death, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Blood

beca125's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Gun violence

quincy_kay_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Animal death, and Violence