Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

14 reviews

mmehdi_auteur's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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: Child abuse and Classism

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Police brutality

sperdutaneilibri's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, War, Child abuse, Child death, Suicide, Alcohol, Death, Domestic abuse, and Police brutality

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, and Abandonment

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Gun violence, Murder, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

emnime's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective slow-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

4.75

If Victor Hugo was a tad less racist and sexist, this would undoubtedly be the greatest story ever written. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, and Suicide

Minor: Slavery

neviris's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

the shadow side of society in the days of the French Revolution in all of it's varieties. amazing book and writing style. historical chapters were rather boring. however, this book lead me to one of the rare occasions where I questioned my own lifestyle and habits and led me to be grateful for the way I am able to live my life. it changed me for the better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Violence, War, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Gore, Grief, Colonisation, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Police brutality, Child death, Death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide, Bullying, Stalking, Misogyny, and Excrement

theskyisthelimit's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

This book is incredibly long, but it is so worth it! The emotions I felt are indescribable, and Victor Hugo really does a phenomenal job of creating suspense and interest (he seems to have a fondness for dramatic irony).  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Death of parent and Suicide

Minor: Body shaming

shelbydm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, and War

Minor: Death of parent and Sexual content

o_alioth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Adult/minor relationship

linnylionheart's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Abandonment, Medical content, Murder, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexism, Slavery, Death, Gun violence, and Child death

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Body horror, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Animal death, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Racial slurs

livruther's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.25

it was a good book and i really appreciated it. it was just a little bit slow and i felt that some details may have been unnecessary 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Death of parent

bubblegum_or_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, War, Death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Grief and Blood

Minor: Abandonment, Violence, and Pregnancy