Reviews tagging 'Child death'

I Have Some Questions for You: A Novel by Rebecca Makkai

57 reviews

sunbathingturtle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Could not put this book down. Thought about it constantly. Once the main storyline began, it swept me under. And the social commentary felt so sharp and real, because there were allowed to be no real answers. Just questions. As the title would suggest ;) 

Only reason this isn’t a 5 star read for me is because I was hoping for just a bit more from the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Child death, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

Minor: Mental illness

deetabz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Murder, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Sexual content, Racism, Self harm, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Cancer, Classism, Eating disorder, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent, Body shaming, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Stalking

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Racism, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body shaming, Death, Infidelity, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Eating disorder, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Self harm

tinybluepixel's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Racism, Violence, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Cancer, Eating disorder, and Grief

csgetlawdegrees's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Child death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Murder, Self harm, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Grief

lifewithjoce's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Rebecca Makkai’s latest novel is, to be honest, nearly too overambitious. It shoots to have a perspective on everything, and while most of the time that misses for me, I Have Some Questions For You manages to pull it off by leaning directly into the unlikeable narrator quality without undercutting my investment in the story.

The book takes place in the aftermath of #MeToo, with our now adult narrator looking back on her days at her high school boarding school while also going through things in the present day. The true “mystery” of this book revolves around a 15 year-old murder that resulted in a Black man being imprisoned. While there are some conspiracy theories that he did not actually do it, for the most part it is believed.

It is only now, all this time later, that our narrator takes the time to think about whether Omar could have possibly actually done it, and what it means if he didn’t. What complicates this story is that rather than just exploring this one mystery, we are also exploring what it means to live in a post-#MeToo Trump era.

Full Review: https://writethroughthenight.com/2023/03/23/i-have-some-questions-for-you-a-messy-thriller-even-messier-protagonist-review/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Eating disorder, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Death, Murder, and Sexism

chris_topher's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Child death

Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Racism

painausten314's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Racism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Eating disorder

hschlecht's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder, Self harm, Fatphobia, Murder, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

mroth's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I really loved this one. The mystery kept me hooked, but all the characters were so well developed and believably flawed that I just wanted to keep going. Beautiful—and provocative—book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, and Death of parent