Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down

17 reviews

emzjams's review

dark emotional sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, and Abortion

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Grief

allyrosemary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense 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

4.5

This was an incredibly difficult book to read, however I am so glad I have finally read it. It's definitely not a light hearted read and you need to be prepared to have your emotions messed around. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

e11en's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol

adelopycruz's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

ameliasbooks's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

If you liked A Little Life or are interested in these kind of books, this is a book for you. Don't get me wrong, this is a story dealing with trauma, but the main protagonist is dealing with it in a very different way. It is a story about foster care, abuse, trauma, but also about resilience, about survival, about trying to own a life. The main protagnist is such an interesting character and portrayed really well. 

It is a tough book, but so worth reading and it deserves much more attention. I already can hear people shouting 'trauma porn' and I am happy for these people to have a life, in which only once in a while bad things are happening or nothing really that bad at all. And I'm hoping, that they are able to live protected in that bubble for good. Because out there are people, who have to suffer through a lot.

My only criticism about this book is a familiar one: it is a bit too long and the ending is a bit rushed and somehow neat. Authors seem to be able to create interesting stories and to be weaving in a lot of ideas and details, but often don't really know how to wrap everything up with the same intensity and plausibility.

Nonetheless this is a hot candidate for one of my books of the year. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

carlytenille's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

jaybonesjackson's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Brilliant - a worthy Miles Franklin winner. This book was tragic, sometimes hopeful, but then tragic  again and I felt myself rooting for the main character the whole time, hoping she’d catch a break. I felt everything she felt so deeply and was utterly drawn in. The way the author alludes to something upcoming, then takes us back to the present, was titillating. I will think about her story for years to come. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Rape, Grief, and Pregnancy

gemmagetson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, and Abortion

kdlou12's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Abandonment

clarezillaa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief and Abortion

Minor: Death of parent