Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Di Situ Langit Dijunjung by Hanna Alkaf

12 reviews

maple_dove's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Favorite Quotes:

Adults rarely like being told that they don't have all the answers, or worse still, that the answers they do have are all the wrong ones.

If you want to start an explosion, you light a match in the dynamite factory.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Violence, Vomit, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Excrement, Animal death, Misogyny, Bullying, and Body shaming

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

[skimmed] Very suitable title.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, Mental illness, Grief, and Hate crime

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Medical content

Minor: Sexual assault and Police brutality

sydthereader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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: Panic attacks/disorders, War, Gore, Violence, Mental illness, Blood, Child death, Body horror, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Police brutality, Xenophobia, and Murder

turtlebrainlibrarian's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual assault

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring tense 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: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Xenophobia, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual harassment

danajoy's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense

• 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: Mental illness, Racism, Death of parent, Grief, Blood, Death, Violence, Racial slurs, and War

Moderate: Child death, Pregnancy, Gun violence, and Police brutality

michelejenn's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Blood, Child death, Genocide, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Racism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Hate crime, and Gore

albanana's review against another edition

emotional informative tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Racism, Hate crime, Mental illness, War, Gun violence, Death of parent, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and Islamophobia

durrareadsstuff's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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

4.75

I'm a Malaysian, and the only thing I knew about 13th May was that it was a bloodbath fueled by racism and it was something I used to include in my essays about unity to make me sound smart. I don't recall anyone really talking about it and I was too much of a coward to find out for myself. Although it took a while, I'm glad I finally read this book. Besides covering the incident itself and the racism issue behind it, the author also did a fine job—in my opinion—writing about anxiety, OCD, and the stigma surrounding mental illness in Malaysia. Even a half-century later, the things mentioned in the book is still quite prominent. That, to me, was all too real and just devastating. 

All that aside, I'd say Melati's character development was done amazingly. However, I do think that the arc was a little bit rushed in the end. I think it's important to create a narrative that is able to incite feelings from the readers, and the author did just that. I felt sad when she mentioned her family or her OCD (god knows how many times I cried), worried when she thought of her mother, or when she thought someone saw her counting, and I was rooting for her all the way. The thing that awed me most though, was Frankie's arc. I like that the backstory was also included so we can sort of understand where all the hate is coming from.

Even though they didn't really become friends afterwards, but I think  he's come along way, and that's such an important thing to include in the story, how it's not too late for people to see sense and stop hating each other.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, and Hate crime

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Sexual assault, Bullying, Fatphobia, Vomit, Rape, and Self harm