Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Lasten raamattu by Lydia Millet

36 reviews

literarylion's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

Pros:

• All-around well-crafted
• Interesting take on climate disaster
• Strong character development and establishment of POV 

Cons:

• A bit derivative of other authors and stories (general dystopia)
• I had trouble orienting myself in the setting for the first quarter or so
• Felt rushed towards the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Classism, Death of parent, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Vomit, Animal death, Cursing, and Torture

Minor: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Pregnancy

shaziareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, and Drug use

lain_darko's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Drug use and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Medical content and Ableism

taylor_annotates's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Drug use and Sexual content

kaitlyndeluise's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Animal death and Gun violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Drug use, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Animal death

Minor: Sexual content

jen_again's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Animal death, Gun violence, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death, Alcohol, and Drug use

Minor: Infidelity

reesuz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

I felt more compelled to act against the climate crisis after reading this, than after reading books about the climate crisis... it was powerful -- damning, anxiety-inducing and sad, yes -- but powerful.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Violence, and Death of parent

kallan's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Death of parent, Animal death, Violence, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Alcoholism

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Blood, Eating disorder, and Sexual content

luise96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Violence