Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

22 reviews

a_wren_that_reads's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, War, Colonisation, Death, and Animal death

Minor: Child death and Pregnancy

naomi_k's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racism, Blood, Bullying, Death, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Xenophobia, Chronic illness, Confinement, Dysphoria, War, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Animal death, and Homophobia

Minor: Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Child death, Excrement, Alcohol, Sexual content, Misogyny, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

sapphicpenguin's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful

5.0

Absolutely stunning. You might have to take notes, and you'll immediately want to start it over again once you finish. The timelines this book weaves together are so alien to each other at first, but ancient Greek literature touches them all, and they're all so achingly human. Every single character matters and the nonlinearity of the plot is so intentional and meaningful. You're constantly surprised, left wondering. This book is about time, and hardship, and the futility of trying to escape those things. It's about librarians, too, and hope. It's about people. It'll stay with me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and War

Moderate: Child death and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide, Miscarriage, and Kidnapping

franklola's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, and Confinement

Moderate: Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Violence, Rape, War, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Child death

wenwanzhao's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

It was a slow start, but I really did come around to Cloud Cuckoo Land by the middle of the novel. It was a bit confusing to understand what was happening between the multiple years and perspectives at first, but I ended up really enjoying it. I adored All The Light We Cannot See, and while CCL doesn’t have the same oomph factor, I can’t help but be charmed by Anthony Doer’s way of telling interconnected stories that last many years. I also love the theme of stories connecting people through time. It seems a bit self-important for an author to say that, but it really is true. I ended up enjoying CCL quite a bit. 4 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Death of parent, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Medical content, Child death, Racism, and War

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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: Body horror, Gun violence, Bullying, Violence, War, and Animal death

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Religious bigotry, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Murder and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

wormgirl's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, War, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Minor: Child death, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Torture, Blood, Confinement, Grief, and Rape

kaseybereading's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Animal death, and Religious bigotry

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, Bullying, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Excrement and Rape

breadwitchery's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Homophobia, Death, Mental illness, and Confinement

Moderate: Suicide, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Gun violence, and Animal death

Minor: Child death, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Slavery