Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Ring shout : Cantique rituel by P. Djèlí Clark

87 reviews

nekoshka's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Hate crime, Gun violence, Violence, Slavery, and Racism

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: War and Sexual content

thegayestghost's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Racism, Violence, Slavery, Alcohol, Murder, Sexual content, Death of parent, Hate crime, Blood, and Body horror

tifftastic87's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

I really liked this story and the horror was on point. The writing style wasn't for me though. There were times I needed more to understand what was happening and the narration would jump past it. I understand this was done for a reason, and in some cases it worked great, but in others I struggled. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: War and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content and Slavery

nziam's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Hate crime, Death of parent, and Animal death

honeyvoiced's review against another edition

dark

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Racial slurs, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

qqjj's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I thought this was well-written and had important themes....but it was a stretch for me in terms of the horror and gore.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Animal death, Vomit, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, Hate crime, and Murder

guinness74's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

Not what I was expecting, but a powerful story. I suppose I should have realized that a Hugo/Nebula award winning writer’s book would include some element of fantasy, but I think I added this without paying attention to that element. Still, if you enjoyed ‘Lovecraft Country’ you’re going to love this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Slavery, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Child death and Hate crime

Minor: Sexual content

j_squaredd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Dark fantasy dealing with important, heavy topics through a group of demons that want to take over the world. I wish this were a full length novel so you could really get to know the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Gun violence, Medical content, Racism, Racial slurs, Animal death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent

ellornaslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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: Gore, Hate crime, Animal death, and War

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing

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moodreader89's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Antisemitism, Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Gore, and Grief