Reviews tagging 'Death'

Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? by Crystal Smith Paul

19 reviews

nehaanna's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

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

4.5

I loved the pace of this book and its themes, but characters like the St. John family fell so flat. They were one dimensional at best. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Eating disorder, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Abortion, and Alcohol

heysunnyjess's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Sexual assault

hjb_128's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Slavery, and Abortion

partymccarty30's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Police brutality, and Abortion

setauuta's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Death and Rape

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

shantastic_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

Story is compelling.  I especially appreciated the chapters of the characters in the past.  The writing style, though, was mediocre and bland.  It felt like a draft - the frame of a great story, but the writing was more utilitarian than distinctively stylistic.  The audiobook is enjoyable to listen to overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Grief

nerdyforbooks_'s review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.25

There are parts of this book I really loved and others that just added nothing to the story. 

I wish there had been more focus on Hazel, Kitty, the Golden Girls - more insight to their lives, the struggle, the fight. The reader got glimpses, but at times it felt very surface level. Theirs were still the strongest chapters in the book though, keeping me absolutely riveted to the pages. The “present day” flashes - while needed to explain how this all “started” - felt like they added nothing at times. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Rape, and Murder

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Blood, and Abortion