Reviews tagging 'Death'

Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

28 reviews

jenn_bookstitcher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

lizzie24601's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

mleckie's review against another edition

Maybe it was because I was listening to it, but I had hard time keeping the characters straight or understanding how any of them were related to the overarching story that was (not) being told. I was bored and didn’t care about any of the characters stories. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Death

sirissacgluten's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Racial slurs and Fire/Fire injury

beholderess's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pregnancy

readingbetweenthenotes's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Grief

cereads's review

mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Medical content, and Grief

georgiesutton's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death and Death