Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Hotel Iris by Yōko Ogawa

6 reviews

patmaaf's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual content, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Torture and Death

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

tailwhip's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy and Abortion

pirate's review

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Child death, Death of parent, Rape, and Child abuse

sabotheking's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This one was a wild ride. A dark, twisted, uncomfortable, and confusing ride but one I gladly would do again. For such a small book there is so much in it. Every sentence layered with so many undescribable emotions, meanings or intentions. In the end there are no final conclusions, only the remains of glass shattered. Read up on the TW please. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Cursing

Minor: Child death

_kimb's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Torture, and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent, War, and Child death

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Animal death, and Suicide

Minor: Death, Cancer, Gore, Death of parent, and Child death