Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

145 reviews

skudiklier's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

This book was amazing. I went into it not really knowing anything, but just having heard a lot of good things. I was so pulled in that sometimes I would stop reading (listening to the audiobook, really) and not know what I was doing or where I was. It felt like a whole different world, and I wish I could stay in it longer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

ellenwilberg's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative 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

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent

treepaperbook's review

emotional mysterious reflective slow-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: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Transphobia, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent

hannahr's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent

laura_keoski's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Grief and Abandonment

accovino's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

Hard to read, but complex and moving. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, and Death of parent

bekah445's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Stalking and Murder

ifersinklings's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

This book was so good. It really highlighted the difference between being white, white passing, and Black. The story of the two twin sisters and their daughters and the different paths that their choices as teenagers took them was very interesting to follow. I loved Jude and Reese's storyline, too.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

kelseyland's review against another edition

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

An incredible novel about family and history and the question of whether you can ever really separate yourself from either. I loved the way the storylines of each character evolved and connected.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Medical content, and Grief

vobots's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-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

This is such a hard book for me to review because on the one hand, I absolutely loved it. I think it's an incredible story with phenomenal writing and I found myself thinking about the twins every time I wasn't reading this. On the other hand, I feel like the hype was built up so much around this book, that I couldn't enjoy it for what it was; a family trying to forge its way forward. I almost wish I didn't know how popular this was because I kept expecting something life changing, which wasn't fair to the story and not fair to me either. I'm conflicted on how to rate this so it may take me some time before I put a numerical value on it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, and Grief

Moderate: Transphobia and Dementia