Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Alba by Selahattin Demirtaş

2 reviews

callme_tippy's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

2.75

I so badly wanted to love this short story collection because of the importance of the subject matter, but this did not come together for me. 

Unfortunately, I found the characters in every story lacking substance and flat, which made me not be able to emotionally connect with them; which in turn made the events happening to or around them come off as non-important and flippant.

While it is possible this was the intention of the author, I think it could have been gone about in a different way.  

I love short story collections where I get to  connect with a multitude characters or plots and unfortunately, I did neither in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

bookswithlee's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Blood