Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

81 reviews

ajstremke's review

challenging emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, and Racism

nicolelovesbooks's review

3.5

Is it possible to enjoy a book that totally bores you? I liked the writing at the sentence level but this book did not have nearly enough plot for me (especially the first half). The narrator does an excellent job reading all the many characters’ voices though! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, and Death

acashton's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Antisemitism, Sexual assault, Racism, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Death, Rape, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

greenan26's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Grief, Chronic illness, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Racism, Classism, Death, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Excrement, Pedophilia, Rape, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Cursing, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol

victoriastarkid's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Excrement

Moderate: Death, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, and Child abuse

djbobthegirl's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Racial slurs, Death, Excrement, Medical content, Murder, Sexual assault, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Confinement, Grief, Mental illness, Ableism, Antisemitism, and Sexual violence

theologize's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Excrement, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, and Antisemitism

stalfos's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Antisemitism, Chronic illness, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Excrement, Pedophilia, Death, and Sexual assault

abigailhaagen's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

I was looking forward to this book, because I've heard a lot of good things about it and it won some awards, but it was meh. The writing was extremely longwinded, and I know the author did this for "effect" in some places, but the run-on sentences were too much for me. The pace seemed really slow to me, and I had to trudge through it. The characters were pretty good, but I only felt attached to a few of them. Also, the author's random rants of commentary on today's America seemed out of place and messed with my sense of time in the novel. 

So yeah. It wasn't a bad novel, and I know most of my qualms are subjective, but I just didn't like it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Confinement and Rape

burnourhistory's review

slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Racism, Violence, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Chronic illness, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Classism, and Death