Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow

19 reviews

kayfab's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Bullying, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Classism, Child abuse, and Rape

jbry44's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Blood, Slavery, Gun violence, War, and Gaslighting

atringas's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Gun violence, Abandonment, and Domestic abuse

solaria's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

I think the way the book handled the relationship between Joan and Derek at the end was clumsy but overall a solid read. The writing towards the end overall was very disappointing and left a lot to be desired. Despite this, it had some really engaging moments throughout, I couldn't put it down. I thought the constant switching of perspectives was interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Racial slurs, Murder, Abandonment, Police brutality, and Gun violence

Minor: Medical content and Sexual content

sam_griffin's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Men are garbage: a novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Rape, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Murder

slimy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Racism, Rape, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, and Domestic abuse

midnightverde's review against another edition

emotional medium-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? No

5.0

A multigenerational masterpiece that spans decades. The trauma revealed early on nearly broke me, it was very difficult to read, but I continued, knowing all too well that horrific abuse happens to so many. I loved the perseverance of each and every North woman and all the supporting characters who were loving members of the Memphis community. And as a person raised in the south, reading the colloquial terms “all y’all” and “your daddy and ‘em” brought me back. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Violence, Abandonment, and Grief

Minor: Addiction

leahrosiee's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Alcohol, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Abandonment, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Gaslighting

cmcryst's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Racism

Moderate: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Abandonment, Pregnancy, and Sexism