Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Mothers by Brit Bennett

52 reviews

arj's review

emotional reflective medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Suicide, and Grief

bunchofbeereads's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, and Suicide

pascwp's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Grief

livforreading's review

emotional reflective sad 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

Brit Bennett is definitely one of my favorite authors of all time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Abortion, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide, and Infidelity

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Infertility

bookreviewsgr's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Medical content, Rape, Suicide, and Abortion

linnylu's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Grief, Suicide, and Infidelity

Minor: Infertility and Rape

toshita's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

Graphic: Abortion and Grief

Moderate: Suicide

devreighreads's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Death of parent, Grief, and Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Car accident, Fatphobia, and Infertility

thatsssorachael's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

4.25

The writing in this novel was some of the best I've ever read. There were so many excellent quotes and observations, I'll be thinking about this book for a long time. The characters were so well fleshed out. I liked that our main girl wasn't super likeable. I also really liked that no one was inherently good or bad, they were flawed and acted out of desperation or love. 

The reason this book wasn't a 5 star read was the greek chorus/Mothers portion of the story. I didn't love it, and I didn't connect with it at all. It was confusing, and really didn't offer much to the story. I felt like it was a good idea, but wasn't fully fleshed out. 

I highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Infidelity, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Infertility, and Grief

onmalsshelf's review

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Grief, Infertility, and Infidelity