Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan

88 reviews

scrambledegs's review

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Suicide and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism and Suicidal thoughts

emely4lv's review

emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness

randeerebecca's review

challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment

teetea's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism and Suicide attempt

vidotson's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death

crawdad_lake's review

inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

If you like the musical Next to Normal, this is a great book to get similar character connections and story. I love the culture that Leigh doesn't even know about being what pushes her forward. The grandparents were dear and the plot twist with Feng was overwhelmingly shocking! I had not seen it coming from a mile away and it was beautiful. I wish we got a more gradual connection back with the father, but that's barely a nick pick in a fantastic book like this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

booksandbears's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide

daffu9529's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.25

This is a book I needed when I was 16. Being the same age as the main character, I too lost a family member and dealing with the grief was an overwhelming journey. I loved how art, music, and colors are incorporated into the story. This is the type of book that I can read over and over, finding something new each time I read it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, and Death of parent

msepulv2's review

emotional inspiring reflective 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? No

4.0

This is a great and creative look into the loss of a loved one. I most enjoyed how the plot intertwined Taiwanese views of loss into a creative and unique journey for the main character. My only downside of this book, which may only be a personal preference, is that I wish the plot focused more on the development of the family after suffering such a great loss than the development of romance. I would have loved more time diving deeper into the family dynamic than reading more about a high school romance. Overall though this book does a wonderful job of creatively illustrating the grieving process and I would recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Death of parent

achay91's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent