Reviews tagging 'Death'

Go as a River by Shelley Read

39 reviews

kartrikk's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racism, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, and Abandonment

luelle_'s review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Child death and Miscarriage

jenissaaa's review against another edition

Something just didn’t sit right with me about

killing off an indigenous character just to give trauma to a white woman to further the plot, especially when you don’t even get to spend enough time to get to know him as a character before he’s murdered

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

lilacsandliterature's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racism, and Abandonment

aidan_aurora's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Such an incredible read! Shelley Read is an incredible writer, I had to stop reading many times to underline or circle lines that were so stunningly beautiful or resonant. I highly recommend everyone read this book, but especially young women or old women from small towns. But prepare yourself for a couple good crys. 
Cant wait to see what Read writes next!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

rachelkreadsbookz's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Animal death and Torture

Minor: Miscarriage and Car accident

There is an intense portrayal of starvation and hunger.

child abandonment

bookchatwithbeth's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Infertility and Miscarriage

patticap's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Hate crime, Grief, and Abandonment

alisa4books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.75

Amazingly beautiful saga of one woman's life in Colorado through layers of loss continually resurfacing to take fresh gulps of triumph, hope, and life itself.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol