Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam J.A. Chancy

3 reviews

sarah984's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

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

3.5

This is a fictionalized account of people affected by the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Each chapter is the account of a different person from their point of view. I liked the ways the characters connected and saw one another, and the variety of experiences that are included. Unfortunately to me there were too many similar characters (though I loved Sonia and I liked Anne's perspective) and I wasn't a fan of the first person POV, especially for characters who died during the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Death, Child death, Rape, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Ableism, Confinement, Violence, Genocide, Sexual content, and Animal death

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Mental illness, Bullying, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Misogyny

mmccombs's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Interconnected stories at the form’s finest. It took me a bit to get into, but once I hit my stride the characters and their stories were so propulsive. The only thing keeping me from giving it a full five stars is that the cast of characters was almost too large, I often lost track of who was related to who. Ma Lou being the figure tying them all together was clever, I wish that was utilized a bit more. But the writing was phenomenal, the stories heartbreaking, and the sense of people and place so tangible. Must read fiction!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Grief, Suicide, Child death, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement and Fire/Fire injury

internationalreads's review

dark emotional informative sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence