Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

82 reviews

amandabcook's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Dementia

emvdw's review against another edition

reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Neither the cover, nor the description of this book really spoke to me, so I probably wouldn't have picked it up. However, it was on sale for cheap and because I saw the audiobook was narrated by Tom Hanks, I decided to "risk" it. Is was a great decision.

Of course, Tom Hanks is great. Turns out having Tom Hanks read you a book is exactly as delightful as you think it will, which is to say extremely.

The book itself is also pretty great. It's hard to say what makes it so good, it just is. It reminds me in that way of Stoner John Edward Williams, though this one has a bit of a bigger scope. The ending was not quite what I wanted, but perhaps what the book needed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.0

Interesting and the idea of the house being like a central character felt a little bit different. Definitely an examination of just how messy humans and families can be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Infidelity, and Medical content

sib_reads's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Dementia, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Infidelity, Cancer, and Cursing

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Grief, Abandonment, Classism, Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Death

annasophie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

reginahafner_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

i want to crawl in a ball and cry now

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

all I wanted was for Maeve to be happy. She deserved peace

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Mental illness, Sexism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, and Chronic illness

Minor: Medical content

lizzieinmt's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I couldn't predict where this book was going the entire time. Just when I thought I had it figured out it changed. I would emphatically say that Mauve was the entire reason I read it. From the frost chapter, and for the whole book she was the only character I liked in the least, but I feel like that's intentional from the author. On a large scale this book is about parentification, family dynamics and trauma. But on a small scale it's about how close siblings can be in a chaotic world. And for that I lived it. Even if the actual plot wasn't to my taste. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood and Chronic illness

Minor: Classism, Drug use, Physical abuse, Dementia, and Medical content

edytaworyna's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Grief