Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

11 reviews

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective 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

4.5

i would totally recommend reading bitter first. it shows you the world, some of the characters, and the situation that leads you to the beginning of this book. this is a great read! Emezi is a phenomenal writer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Classism, Grief, and Racism

abbyluvsfrogs444's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

I am in complete awe. What a brilliant novel. I will be thinking about this book until the end of time. Perfect. Just perfect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, and Physical abuse

Minor: Cursing and Vomit

amre23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gore, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Incest

Moderate: Body horror, Rape, Ableism, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Deadnaming, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Dysphoria, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Medical content, Suicide, Police brutality, Cursing, and Sexual violence

myfbusters's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

5.0

god DAMN.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Child abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Sexual violence, and Body horror

ksuazo94's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Child abuse, Incest, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Adult/minor relationship

babybatx's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

Wish there was more story building regarding the history of Lucille. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Child abuse

jeanniea's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

Amazing story and novel concept execution. Loved the characters and world. Felt that more could've been explored. Narrator was stellar!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Blood, and Child abuse

dreareads_'s review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense

5.0

"Yes, people forget. But forgetting is dangerous. Forgetting is how the monsters come back" 

Beautiful. This was a beautiful piece of art. Jam is such a wonderful lens through which to view this world and hunt monsters. This book broke my heart in many ways, but also inspired me in others. Can't say much more than that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

kp_writ's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

an absolute must read. the story packs such a strong punch for only 200 pages, and so much casual diversity in its handful of very well developed characters. this is the kind of book that makes you think writing must be easy from how naturally beautiful and wonderful and fantastical it reads, until you realize how much work it takes to reach that point. something to be taught in schools, for sure, bc it holds so much promise and so many messages layered into itself. i'll be thinking about this book for a long time after.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Torture, Gaslighting, and Body horror

Moderate: Child abuse and Grief

Minor: Sexual assault and Pedophilia

atrkula's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Gaslighting, and Pedophilia