Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia

18 reviews

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Car accident, and Slavery

ashleycmms's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Child death

Minor: Slavery

mattyb's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Kidnapping, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident

gabbyc4t's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Slavery, Car accident, Child death, Grief, and Racism

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Car accident, and Grief

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, and Violence

islesbiyana's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Violence

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Car accident, Slavery, Bullying, and Racism

thrabenvaliant's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was challenging to read if you didn't skim over the historical references. All the bad guys are as symbolic as they are dangerous. But the book is very good, and Tristan is very relatable. The whole cast is relatable despite being full of gods and super-powered beings.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Racism, and Child death

kbairbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-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

4.0

This was so cute! I really enjoyed the way the author spoke, their voice if you will, and I liked the narrator (even though I too own this book, and I liked the characters and the manerisms and the memories and the coming to terms with death, the topic of grief, overcoming fear and learning confidence. Wow this book really had a lot of great concepts in it and I liked the different cultures myths. It was a fun read 😍

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Confinement, Grief, Violence, Car accident, Child death, Death, and Bullying

Minor: Slavery

karcitis's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Genocide, Kidnapping, Racism, and Slavery

mengzhenreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-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

4.0

This was such a fun read! I learned so much about West African mythology and African American folktales and loved the discussions of grief, memory, legacy, and history. This is definitely a must-read for anyone interested in mythology and folktales who's here for a good time :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Slavery, and Car accident