Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur

5 reviews

acresofclams's review

dark hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief, Sexism, Death of parent, and Incest

Minor: Miscarriage and Suicidal thoughts

demanda's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Incest, and Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage

laurenabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.0

Adrienne Brodeur’s writing is some of my favorite modern style, and while Little Monsters is captivating and thoughtful, I found the end to be just a bit abrupt. I was hoping for more resolution with Adam’s mental health and with the rift between siblings, but ultimately I suppose that isn’t the point of the book. Adrienne Brodeur, in general, seems to write about how the nature of love is ugly and complicated, and this book absolutely captures that. I’d recommend this, but give a strong trigger warning for mental health disorders and abuse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Child abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Infidelity, Death of parent, Incest, and Alcoholism

Minor: Drug use and Grief

gondorgirl's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Medical content, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, and Grief

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Infidelity, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexism

Moderate: Fatphobia, Bullying, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts