Reviews tagging 'Death'

Häuser aus Sand by Hala Alyan

26 reviews

mads1706's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Terminal illness, Death, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism and Death of parent

mscalls's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Dementia, Blood, Gore, Police brutality, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Medical content, Pregnancy, Violence, and War

nicoleisalwaysreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

A perfect book. Beautifully interwoven family story spanning about 50 years. I can’t find the words for how much I loved this. Read it immediately.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Torture, Death, and Sexual content

zahrareads's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Colonisation, and Gun violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

My second book from Alyan and loved it! Her writing style and characters are always beautifully done with lyrical prose. I enjoyed the switching POVs going through time from the 60s to 2014 as we follow one family. Alyan will definitely be an auto buy author for me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Dementia

Moderate: Sexual content, Genocide, and Body shaming

Minor: Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Racism

emerynmader's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Fatphobia, Grief, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Vomit, Violence, Torture, and Sexual content