Reviews tagging 'Death'

One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris

31 reviews

itscassie's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

erinmele's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Emotional abuse

cbswelcomehome's review against another edition

hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

thereadersays's review

emotional hopeful reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Suicide

mamaofperfectpayton's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

*READ THE TRIGGER WARNINGS BEFORE READING THIS BOOK* I love the depth and detail of this layered story. The two point of views were well done. I couldn’t put the book down. However, there are a TON of difficult topics covered in this book, so please beware.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death and Suicide

moriahleigh's review

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Rape, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

lrl38's review

challenging emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Rape

serendipitysbooks's review

emotional reflective medium-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? Yes

2.25

 Could you forgive the man who raped you? Would you be comfortable with your daughter, the result of that rape, getting to know the rapist and his family? These are some of the issues Sara faces after her father’s ill health forces her to return to her hometown that she fled eight years ago in the wake of her rape. This book never really gelled for me. The extreme giftedness of Sara’s daughter and the fact that her father could communicate only by quoting poetry distracted me from the issues I was most interested in. Additionally I felt really uncomfortable about all the praise Daniel received for his good deeds in prison. Yet there was no mention of him ever apologising to Sara, of undertaking rehabilitation or therapy. His blaming his grief over his sister’s death for his actions felt like a cop out, a way to evade accepting full responsibility. I was going to put this book aside multiple times but persevered, hoping to see genuine remorse and atonement and gain insight into how and why Sara was able to forgive. Sadly I didn’t, which probably says as much about me as it does about the book. It was not for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Rape

lisabisa01's review

emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Rape

corriejn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

Well-crafted story about a woman returning to her hometown after a number of years, having left shortly after a sexual assault as a teen. (While the assault is not detailed in the book, the story heavily centers around its after-effects and the choices various characters have made.) Lots of complex, dynamic characters and no easy/perfect options. There are a handful of minor narrative/geographic/timeline inconsistencies that I found slightly distracting (but not enough to impede the story overall), or it'd be 5 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Car accident