Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

34 reviews

mel_j's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Death, and Death of parent

kattyenn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood and Cannibalism

miyothecat's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Mental illness, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Incest, and Suicide

common_nonsense's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Grief, Eating disorder, Body horror, Racism, and Bullying

stopaskingking's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

Felt like I was reading a nightmare. For me, a bit too vague to being able to hold onto - I needed a clearer plot. I agree with other reviewers that having characters already affected by the horror from the beginning did not help the book feel like a contained story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

archaicrobin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

White is for Witching is a gothic fever dream that was a little hard to get into at first, but once you adjust to the authors writing style it’s impossible to put down. Seriously hung between different perspectives and timelines, the story slowly unravels revealing the malevolent sentience of the house. I went into this one with very little knowledge be I’m glad, because there isn’t much you can say without ruining the vibes of the story. If you’re into gothic literature and literary novels that are eerie and twisty, you’ll enjoy White is for Witching. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Death of parent

poirot's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Racism

Moderate: Gore and Confinement

Minor: Homophobia, Incest, and Drug use

j_squaredd's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.75

I would likely rate this much higher if I were in a different headspace when I had read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Eating disorder, and Gore

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Death of parent

frankenqueer's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Hate crime, Gore, and Cannibalism

Minor: Death of parent

officialmcnugget's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Homophobia