Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

4 reviews

erd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Love how the story is organized into chunks diving deeper on specific characters and their pain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Rape, Grief, Death of parent, Dysphoria, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

None of content is over-the-top or overdone, all of it drives the story along.

sib_reads's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexism, Blood, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

5.0

I don’t know why, but when I first heard of this book, I thought I wouldn’t be interested. In reality, it is practically made for me: a mid-century historical fiction where the narrative changes perspective. That’s right up my alley. I loved the way this was written and the way the plot unfolded. My one complaint is that it felt like Desiree didn’t get as much development compared to other characters. Still, I truly loved this, and I would highly recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Slavery, and Excrement

Colorism, lynching

galexy_brain's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Dementia, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Deadnaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Slavery, Transphobia, Medical content, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and War