Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes

16 reviews

natalieabigail's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt

loongbooy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious relaxing sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny and Slavery

grisgrisgris's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Pregnancy

adaora_ble's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Gaslighting

Minor: Incest

whatcassiedid's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

A beautiful and thoughtful retelling of Oedipus and Jocasta's story. I wish I'd known that part of the story deals with an airborne plague spread by physical contact requiring people to quarantine, but still loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Child death and Incest

skylaturner's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Incest, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent