Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

فرانكشتاين في بغداد by Ahmed Saadawi

4 reviews

laurenbookwitchbitch's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 I’ve been on a big reinterpretation of Frankenstein kick so I had to read “Frankenstein in Baghdad,” translated from Arabic. In the midst of the Iraq War a junk dealer begins to sow human body parts together from people killed in bombings. What follows is a gut wrenching tale of chase and pursuit, grief and saints, war and friendship, death and destruction. A powerful story about what it takes to create and maintain life in the worst of war zones. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, War, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Islamophobia, Murder, and Physical abuse

mme_carton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Medical content, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, and Torture

Moderate: Cursing and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal cruelty

ryster's review against another edition

4.25

I adored this book! It's well-told, with different, but very interesting perspectives. I didn't care much for the last 20 pages, in which I thought hte book became kind of lost in itself, I see what it was going for, but I just didn't click with that part. Overall though, it was a very enjoyable read, I would definitely recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent

mscalls's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Violence, and War