Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down

18 reviews

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

smedette's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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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, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

balfies's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

4.0

It's been said before but good grief. This is an excellent book with truly gut wrenching, revealing prose, and it is also deeply, deeply sad. Incredibly bleak and richly emotive story about the trauma of the foster system and how state violence fails women and children. If you're thinking of reading this one, have a fun book lined up afterwards, and know that it hits every trigger warning under the sun. But I must emphasise: this was very deserving of the Miles Franklin, and is an incredible piece of literature.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

narpetcards's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Death of parent

sezzler's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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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, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

novelspots's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, and Grief

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent

thenovelbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

Bodies of Light was such an uncomfortable, heart-wrenching, emotionally compelling read, that left me feeling like I've witnessed Maggie's story unfold in front of me like an old friend.
  
When Holly receives an unexpected Facebook message she is taken back to her past with dark, deep trauma. As we read more of her story, we are sickened with what was allowed to happen to Maggie as a child, torn with sadness and grief as she finally finds happiness, and witness her downfall and rebirth as she finds herself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Emotional abuse, Vomit, and Abandonment

theshelf_edit's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Abandonment