Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The Mourning Bird by Mubanga Kalimamukwento

1 review

mmefish's review against another edition

dark sad 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

2.0

This book is in desperate need of editing and better character development. Terrible things kept happening one after another, until all the possible value of writing them in was lost. I felt completely detached from the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Terminal illness, Blood, Animal death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Excrement, Abortion, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Child death, Suicide, Drug use, Grief, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism and Physical abuse