Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb

6 reviews

sarawildoosen's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Confinement

Moderate: Grief, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

jonsnowsmanbun's review

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.25

very emo

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Child death

stevienielson's review

funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse, Death, and Drug use

Minor: Vomit, Child death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

lauren_davis's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

I picked this book up in goodwill, and did not expect my love for it. Whitcomb beautifully wrote these characters, and did an excellent job telling their story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Death

Moderate: Sexual content

jmcordero's review

emotional reflective sad medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

sabrielsbell's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts