Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

21 reviews

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Really good and well written, i enjoyed the the differences between the voices in each of the characters and each of their perspectives
Only not higher cause it was a bit too poetic for me personally but that isnt to say the poetry of it wasnt wonderful just not my ideal

‘History tries to call it a riot, but it was a massacre.’

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

louisecalder's review

emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

3.0

About family and the struggles of growing up with family history always at the front of everything you do. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Racism, and Pregnancy

agirlsnightbookbash's review

emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Racism, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Violence, and Murder

anniepatt's review

emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

Beautifully written, heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. The first character we’re introduced to was Melody, born the same year I was. I hadn’t realized how much that would make me invested in the story…the stories through time. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

gtures's review

challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Miscarriage

Minor: Terminal illness

jg34's review against another edition

sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

Beautifully written and a moving story, however it does have one of my least favorite themes which is a parent abandoning their child. I can never turn off my brain and just let myself enjoy when that is present in a book. For some reason I can feel sympathy for a lot of effed up characters but someone who abandons their kid fails to be humanized for me. It’s not even personal!! I was never abandoned!! But alas I will always be bitter towards a character that leaves their kid no matter how good of a reason they have (which iris did not have a good reason really but maybe better she left a child she didn’t love then stay and make everyone miserable??? Idk it’s not that serious there are fictional characters)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

itsradsmads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Child death and Abortion

sunflowerwork's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, and Grief

streberkatze's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

It took me a while to get into the story and get used to the frequent changes in perspective, but I'm glad I kept reading! The character development is very strong, and the way the author weaves in U.S. history with the multigenerational story of two Black families of different class backgrounds felt really organic and never forced or didactic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death

hngisreading's review

emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Racism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship