Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

18 reviews

calamitywindpetal's review

challenging sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Racism

fatkidatheartreads's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

A deep dive into the struggles of immigration. We often look at it through rose colored 'looking for greener pastures' glasses, but Imbolo completely dismantles that notion. I struggled a bit with the pacing of the book, but I am so glad I saw it through! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Classism

Moderate: Grief, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Racism

Minor: Sexual content

taratearex's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-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? No

4.0

I listened to the audiobook for this and it was just beautifully read by Prentice Onayemi, it definitely enhanced my experience reading this book. This was overall very enjoyable and an interesting story that I never really knew where it was going. Following the economic crisis in 2008 through the perspectives of two families, a white family working on a Wall street and an immigrant Cameroonian family who work for them was a unique angle to tell this story and it kept me interested. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Racism, and Drug use

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Classism, Drug abuse, Death, Pregnancy, and Sexism

Moderate: Domestic abuse

remie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcoholism, Classism, Colonisation, Eating disorder, Grief, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

ladymirtazapine's review

challenging reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Violence

ifersinklings's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I didn't know what to expect when I started this book, other than it was about a immigrant family. This book was so much more than just about that, though. It was about family, the allusion of what the American Dream really is, about money and the cost of having wealth. There were so many different lessons in this story that I was surprised were executed so well, but also subtly. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Vomit