Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Overstory by Richard Powers

32 reviews

bazer63's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

5.0

Reading through this book is a bit of work but it is worth the effort. The way the plot threads weave together into a tragedy both fantastical and utterly mundane is wonderful. I have never read another book like it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Police brutality

Minor: Child abuse and Blood

josiemeyer's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Suicide, Grief, and Child death

taural41's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Cursing, Police brutality, and Drug use

nhelregel's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-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

4.25

Such a wide, sweeping novel about people, trees, and the interactions between the two. I've been waiting on the e-audiobook to be available through libraries for *years* and it did not disappoint. Super long, but it never dragged and each of the characters fit into the narrative well. I'll definitely be ruminating on it for a while. Overall: very interesting, thought-provoking, and definitely sad (but also somewhat hopeful). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Infidelity, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Sexism, Cancer, and Death of parent

elliv's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Death of parent

auntted's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Infertility

Minor: Violence, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, Police brutality, Terminal illness, Dementia, Sexual content, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

delaneybarry's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.5

The first part of The Overstory is wonderful, the second part—which is more than a couple hundred pages—drags quite a bit, but, the third part does bring everything together nicely. Well written and reflective, but the story does seem to move at the pace of trees. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Death, Police brutality, and Infidelity

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

amschelly153's review against another edition

At this time I’m unable to finish due to the nature of the trauma in this book. I might return to it, but the beginning is too heavy for me at this time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Suicide

erinwolf1997's review

challenging informative 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Police brutality, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death of parent

dragongirl271's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Child abuse, Bullying, Sexual violence, Police brutality, War, Death, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt