Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Family by Naomi Krupitsky

14 reviews

lovealwaysadi's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Mental illness, War, Toxic friendship, Death, Pregnancy, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Medical trauma, Sexism, Misogyny, Blood, Cursing, Racism, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Antisemitism

Minor: Genocide and Bullying

marv_elous's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexism, Xenophobia, and Gun violence

sjanke2's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Antisemitism, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Violence

ladygetslit's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Antisemitism, Pregnancy, Grief, and Gun violence

dnlrbchd's review

reflective 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

3.5

I didn't find this book as slow as others did. The prose and close reading of (the monotony of) everyday life balanced things out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Murder

carmenvillaman's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, and Death of parent

one_to_fifty_two's review

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

I loved this debut novel. The Family is a story about friendship, secrets, love, mystery, and corruption. It's centered around the lives of two best friends, Antonia & Sophia, from 1928-1948. It tells the story of how they grew up together and within the wall of the "family", an Italian mafia group which is lead initially by a man only known as Uncle Tony. The girls face dilemmas together including the death of Antonia's father, the rise of Sophia's father to power, falling in love with family men, building a family, having children, and choosing a career path.

The writing of this novel was captivating. I highly recommend the audio of this one. I also loved that this mafia, historical fiction centered around women instead of men. Unique Perspective!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Death, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Violence

casuallyreadingx's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

4.25⭐️

"How strange it is, to live in an entirely different world from the people whom you once spend every day. How improbable, to have the same face you have always had, but an unrecognizable soul."

Wow! This was a beautifully written story about a community and internal growth. I felt like I could relate to the characters at times as a first generation American myself. It really tugged at my heart strings.
I liked the switching of POV's throughout ALL the characters was done so well. I did not get lost and I enjoyed knowing everyones thoughts. The storyline/time-era was also something I liked.
Overall, the rocky yet loving relationship between Sofia and Antonia is what made this book so good for me.

The only small downside that I could say was that it was a slow read BUT I do not think it takes away from the book as it was a good story. I even tagged the book with sticky notes at times where I really connected with the book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Misogyny

brdoyle08's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Violence, War, and Vomit

cassielaj's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This book is a lovely story of friendship, family, and identity. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, War, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Murder and Gun violence