Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Rouge décanté by Jeroen Brouwers

4 reviews

tedva's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Pijnlijk mooi

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Misogyny, War, Torture, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Rape, Murder, Death, Sexual harassment, Racism, Physical abuse, Excrement, Death of parent, Blood, Genocide, and Violence

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Colonisation, and Panic attacks/disorders

axen's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Rape, Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Sexual violence

lunanouwen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Eating disorder, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War

annesbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I found this a hard book to read. The narrator of the book is complicated; on the one hand there is a feeling of sympathy, on the other I found some of the things he descibes very disturbing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death of parent