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Don't Cry for Me by Daniel Black

27 reviews

megbooks02'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

I read Don’t Cry for Me in one sitting; I couldn’t put it down. The audiobook is fabulous, and the writing is beautiful. This isn’t a book I would recommend to everyone, but I think it’s a very important novel that made me have lots and lots of feels for a variety of reasons. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Racism

Moderate: Abortion

lindsloveslit's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Shout out to @mea.booknook (on IG) for the buddy read via @the.storygraph. Having someone to talk through the heaviness of the book with was something I didn't know I was going to need. 💜 Y'all, this book was captivating - so much so that I stayed up late to read it (& sleep is my favorite, so this is saying a lot). It was heart breaking, but it also reminded me that I love historical fiction. It left me almost speechless - the perspective it gives is not one often told, and it is IMPORTANT. That said, it felt incomplete. I missed the son and the mothers perspective, and I WANT A SEQUEL with their thoughts and point of view. 🤞🏽
Some of my favorite quotes were:

"...this record of a poor Black father's appeal, is what any dying daddy might say to his son... Many of them were handed so little, yet expected so much. They gave more than they had, but less than we need."

"Now I see why you and your mother read so much. It makes you think, makes you see things you can't see, and that was my problem. I had all kinds of opinions ,but I couldn't see a damn thing."

"The more I thought about it, the more hurt I became. Hurt is worse than anger, you know. Anger dwells in the head, then fades. Hurt lingers in the soul. It arranges your feelings without your permission. It binds you."

"The day I finished the book, I closed it slowly. It had opened my eyes as if, my entire life, I'd been asleep. I'd never known I could decide how to live, how to be in this world. Never knew I had the right."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abortion and Infidelity

danileah07's review

dark emotional tense slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Child abuse, Racism, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Suicide

Minor: Animal cruelty and Abortion

hanreadin's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Cancer, and Abortion

fifi_'s review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

“If you get nothing else from this letter, understand that I never knew how to love. I dreamed of it, but I never experienced it. What I knew was pain. So that’s what I gave you. I’d never seen a black life free from it, so my job as a father, I assumed, was to prepare your back for the load. I hope that, after you read this, you’ll return my pain to me.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Racism

Minor: Abortion

bookworm247's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Slavery, Bullying, and Death of parent

Minor: Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Animal death, and Infidelity

edensbookshelf's review

emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Misogyny, Abortion, Ableism, Sexism, and Death of parent

mcelizabeth97's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I'm having a hard time putting my thoughts about this book into words.
Don't Cry for Me is an epistolary novel written from a father on his death bed to his gay son who he hasn't spoken to in years. The writing is so well done that if you had told me these were actual letters written by a man to his son, I would believe you. Daniel Black definitely has a gift (and also reads the audiobook which I recommend listening to).
Being able to see Jacob reflect on his entire life and think of all the things he wish he had done differently was heartbreaking. Seeing his reasoning for doing the things he'd done and hearing his regrets made me sadder than I expected to be.
I rate this book highly, but I'm not really sure who I would recommend it to. Please check the trigger warnings before reading this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, and Cancer

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Gun violence, Suicide, and Abortion

mkzach's review

emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, Alcoholism, Abortion, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

ekmook's review

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Cancer, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Slavery

Moderate: Abortion and Animal death