Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

8 reviews

sjanke2's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Cancer, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Grief, and Pregnancy

alyssapusateri's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Grief, Sexual content, Animal death, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Cancer, Death of parent, Ableism, Incest, Terminal illness, and Abandonment

Minor: Drug use, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Alcohol

bxcvi's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Cancer, and Death

Minor: Pregnancy

glasshalffull713's review against another edition

hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Terminal illness, Death, Grief, and Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy

passionatereader78's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

An emotional story about 3 women living in the mountains of Virginia . Beautiful detail and biology facts. If you like books that have a descriptive setting this book is for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Cancer, and Car accident

Minor: Pregnancy and Child death

alyssathorn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Grief, and Dementia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

carli_indicating's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

The book had an overall unfinished feeling to me with a rough start and abrupt finish. I don't typically demand resolution, but I was reading this on Kindle and I was looking for the next chapter after the end. That's after I almost didn't get past he opening chapter, because I found it overwrought, even for Kingsolver. I kept on because the book was recommended by someone I'm in a reading group with, and after that I was truly enjoying the characters. I was sad it was over. So it's worth reading for the experience, but not for those who like things tidy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Transphobia

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Religious bigotry, Grief, Cursing, Cancer, and Bullying

leadabird's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective relaxing sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Incest, Death of parent, and Xenophobia

a character has a dream in which they have sex with a moth/man figure