Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Fight Night by Miriam Toews

9 reviews

helfire124's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Humorous and heartfelt, a great listen that will have you laugh out loud.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Suicide, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Dementia, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

mmcbride's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief and Death of parent

e11en's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, and Death of parent

ashleylynn's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Death

ruthjenkins's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexism, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Mental illness

steph1225's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Death of parent

emzireads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

heatherdavies's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.0

At the start I wasnt sure I was jiving with the story thinking maybe it just wasn't my cup of tea. But I think there is a certain level of buildup in this book and you have to stick with it to get to the heart of the story at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

emilygigs's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective 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: Death of parent and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicide, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Medical content, and Cursing

Minor: Injury/Injury detail