Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

29 reviews

eperetz's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, and Pedophilia

betsygrace's review

emotional reflective slow-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? No

3.75

I liked this but the end left me feeling like I needed more closure. It took a while for the action to pick up, but I loved reading about the picturesque dellawisps and whatnot. It was a relaxing read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body shaming, Child abuse, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Grief

blackcatkai's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

CW: death, alcohol/drug use, addiction, violence, abuse, pregnancy & sex work mentioned. one character practices the art of henna, both for work & for pleasure, which may read as cultural appropriation to some readers.

this book was overall a wonderful read. it has found family, ghosts, grief, love, and coming of age at different points in ones life. a multi-pov book with a little bit of a mystery and hard to put down. i laughed a bit, rooted for the residents of the dellawisp, and got a bit emotional with the ending. i definitely recommend this one, especially if you enjoy a contemporary novel with a little magical realism sprinkled in.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Addiction, and Drug use

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, and Grief

torturedreadersdept's review

emotional hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Incest, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Child abuse

aqtbenz's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, and Drug abuse

sdunn13's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Child abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Grief, and Incest

Minor: Rape and Adult/minor relationship

ekmook's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Sexual assault, Addiction, Child death, Incest, Pedophilia, Abandonment, and Drug use

turnip11's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

This book is wonderfully written, the author really brings you in to the story and the setting. The characters are all complex and they draw you in quickly. I loved the magical realism aspects, overall  this is one of my new favorite books. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Grief, and Incest

pollyhall's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Child death, Pregnancy, Violence, Drug abuse, Grief, Incest, Addiction, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Abandonment