Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger

2 reviews

amandafitz's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Murder, Child death, Pregnancy, Sexism, Homophobia, Bullying, Car accident, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical trauma, Outing, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Suicide attempt, War, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Cancer, Ableism, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

kimveach's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

An excellent coming-of-age story about a young man and a summer of deaths.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, Murder, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Addiction, Alcohol, Outing, Racism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent, Cursing, and Cancer