Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Don't Cry for Me: A Novel by Daniel Black

6 reviews

sarah_speaks's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death of parent, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Death, Sexism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Animal death, Abortion, and Miscarriage

laurataylor's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Chronic illness, Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Medical content, Colonisation, Cursing, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pregnancy, and Racism

bookworm247's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Slavery, Bullying, and Death of parent

Minor: Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Animal death, and Infidelity

mcz_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

I appreciated the perspective of Don't Cry for Me. Jacob is of a generation concerned more with survival than self-improvement, and the letters he writes to his gay son, Isaac, offer depth and nuance that I don't often see in literature when it comes to flawed fathers. This book offers context without justifying the harm Jacob caused; however, I would have liked to see more validation of how he his wife, Rachel, and Isaac. Jacob's remorse seems to stem more from his loneliness than in his acceptance that he was wrong. I would have liked to see more in general. The epistolary format of the novel was a unique approach and made a quick read of Jacob's life, but I think some non-letter chapters would have added depth to the story. I would have liked to see a little of Isaac's perspective. The writing style is suited to the book's format; it is plain-spoken to match Jacob's character, but Black does no shy away from literary flair when it adds to the story.

I did like this book and I would recommend others pick it up if they are interested. However, I think the people who would benefit most from it--fathers entrenched in toxic masculinity--would be the hardest to convince to read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child death, Homophobia, Grief, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Death of parent

ekmook's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-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: Alcohol, Death, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Cancer, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Slavery

Moderate: Abortion and Animal death

literarylarisa's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, and Homophobia