Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

11 reviews

caskraft's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

mair_mcc's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

I've read this before, but I guess it was before I was using Goodreads. 
Wtf was that ending, man? It didn't wrap anything up for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

erinnuttle's review

adventurous funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

i hated the first half + ending of the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Torture, Physical abuse, and Rape

jcatzzz's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

evelyngravelock's review

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Cursing

Moderate: Death of parent

ritugp01's review

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

A deeply thought provoking piece, Zusak's big picture moment doesn't quite come until the very end. It's a beautiful book

Spoiler

and for a moment, briefly, I wondered if I had delved into an inception-like universe.

It was at times funny, heartwarming, and incredibly devastating in how our daily lives also are filled with melancholia. Overall, a lovely book that reminded me how despite being extremely ordinary, I am by no means insignificant.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Rape, and Stalking

Minor: Pregnancy, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Dementia

mikki_9's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-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

3.5

At first I did not really enjoy this book, but the writing’s great, and, against my will, I really started liking the characters. In the end, I loved this story and the characters.

The reason for 3.5 is because the author uses awful descriptors for people of colour, and the main character’s attraction to a friend is written really creep-ily at times. There’s also villainization of fatness a couple times and a weird sexualization/infantilization of most women/girls in this story. Also, at one point they misgender a man, calling him Mimi, saying he looks like a woman.

Maybe those things didn’t bring down my rating as much as they normally would’ve because  the character acknowledges his… lack? And because he experiences a lot of character development? Idk.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Fatphobia, Sexism, Sexual content, and Stalking

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Rape

miaaa_lenaaa's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I do love this book a fucking lot, but babe, we get it, audrey is hot and u love her- YOU DONT NEED TO TALK ABOUT HER THIGHS EVERYTIME YOU SEE HER

‘He comes a little closer as the sun falls on its hand and knees behind him.’

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

sunflowersarepretty's review against another edition

medium-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, and Death of parent

edie_reads's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent