Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

34 reviews

camilleingram's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Racism

simonamiller's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Vomit, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Addiction, Blood, Cancer, Confinement, Drug use, and Child abuse

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I can tell why someone would like this book and why it has so much acclaim. It is very well-written, and the story holds your attention. I particularly appreciated the performance of the audiobook narrators. However, it is not for me. It is so unrelentingly brutal and sad. It opens with two of the characters slaughtering a goat. Also there is just so much vomiting in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Racial slurs, Racism, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Sexual violence, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship

coits's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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: Animal death, Terminal illness, Racism, Racial slurs, Hate crime, and Drug abuse

Minor: Rape