Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

James by Percival Everett

99 reviews

lifeasmrssmith's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

nathorn4's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This is a must read. Funny and thought provoking. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent

kenrya's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

nadia's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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This book was really very good. It was clever and funny, all while exploring difficult subject matter. I was expecting to be utterly blown away though...and I just wasn't. Maybe it was the fast pace of it all? Didn't feel like things really landed before we moved on? Not sure what the disconnect was. Super fun having read Huck Finn not too long ago and experiencing parts of that story for a different perspective.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Death of parent

leannanecdote's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

tree_branch's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation

Moderate: Pedophilia, Blood, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, War

literarylily's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark funny informative tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War

mariacristinagarcia's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War

jessiecc's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, War

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Excrement, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War

melissacolliergepford's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, War