Reviews tagging 'Grief'

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

19 reviews

zombie4brainz's review

reflective slow-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Rape and Slavery

Minor: Animal death, Murder, Death, Grief, and Misogyny

It is very slow imo, I think it's supposed to be though. It's narrated by a child so it's wrote kinda like a diary. there are a ton of character-driven plots and the action doesn't really pick up until the very end. I enjoyed the ending though. It just isn't my type of book, but well written.

vickeyreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

So much to say about this book!!!
I loved loved reading this book, and this book was my favorite to read in English the year I read it. It was easy for me to follow despite a lot happening in the chapters. At times I did not find Scout to be all that likable but I really liked her character development. And seeing Jem’s character development was tragic but made sense due to his empathetic nature. 
I really enjoyed the antiracist themes of it as it not only relates to the books own setting, and the time the book was written but even our own time today as police brutality and other racist systems still exist in America today. 
I think my favorite characters in this book either have to be Atticus, Boo Radley, or Miss Maudie. 
With Atticus I find him to be a great role model for the kids showing how a caring human being should act as he teaches scout the idea of “walking in another person’s shoes”. And is a great role model by staying true to his own values to not only infront of his kids but to an entire court. And he breaks many societal norms by being a single dad raising his kids.
 I loved Miss Maudie as she is a generally caring individual for Scout and the other kids. And seeing the entire community come together when her house was on fire is a testament to how kind of a person she is. Also Scout looks up to her and Maudie herself breaks many codes regarding gender as she tends to wear “men’s clothes” as it’s more convenient for when she upkeeps her flower garden. And Scout sees this and wears similar clothing and views Miss Maudie as a comforting character.
 Boo Radley is such an interesting character, he is a mysterious character because he is shut-in himself.

I really liked his heroism especially when he saves the children at the end of the story from Bob Ewell

I found him to be a generally wholesome character!
 Overall a great book would recommend to anyone interested in social issues to read it!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Racism, Racial slurs, and Hate crime

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug use, and Rape

Minor: Death of parent

sasquatch_3's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Racism, Sexual violence, Grief, and Racial slurs

brookey8888's review

adventurous emotional funny reflective relaxing 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this! I’ve watched the movie a few times, but never read the book. It’s honestly pretty similar. I really enjoyed scout as a narrator. This is obviously a serious book that handles some serious topics, but it feels cozy. If you haven’t read this yet I do recommend it. It’s an easy read as well for a classic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Racism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Violence, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Classism, and Death

ran_sophia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The story is very elaborate and reads very well. And storytelling is awesome, too. Since I listened to the book as an audiobook, I also really loved the way the audiobook was done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Hate crime, Slavery, Racial slurs, Ableism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Confinement

Minor: Colonisation, Death of parent, Grief, and Domestic abuse

imkate_sand's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Minor: Rape, Incest, Alcoholism, Addiction, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Antisemitism

beca_reads's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

I finally got around to reading 'To kill a mockingbird' after not having been given the chance at school. I'm very glad that I have read it as it was a beautiful book, with a lot of meaning, Seeing the story from the children's eyes was a great way to explore the themes running throughout the book, and shows just how much children learn and observe from the world around them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Antisemitism

shiv123's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Slavery

ashleycmms's review

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Gun violence, and Grief