Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Death Valley by Melissa Broder

30 reviews

hunni_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Dementia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Excrement and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent and Abandonment

fiaharringbook's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Sexual content, and Excrement

slintangel's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.0

broder has such a way with making me identify so genuinely with a character then making me absolutely despite that person. the entire i was flipping between love and mild annoyance.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

rebb003's review

dark emotional funny sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical trauma and Death of parent

deenmachine's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

Unexpectedly close to home for me -- a dead/dying dad with a strong association with music and the southern California desert. So I stuck with it for that. But I don't think the "lost in the wilderness" storyline really worked for me here. It felt like I'd already seen this, in the ending of Beef with Ali Wong, and in Lauren Groff's Vaster Wilds. I feel like I wanted more from some of the themes -- like the spouse with a chronic illness -- and they got wrapped up too neatly

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Chronic illness

kers_tin's review

dark emotional funny 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

alyssaakdefusco's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-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? Yes

3.75

This book was refreshingly different. It was trippy, funny, heartbreaking, poignant, and absurd all at once which made for a quick read! A different look at grief. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

nialiversuch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Excrement

cs172's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Excrement

Minor: Addiction, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent

aletajean's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

2.25

The first half seemed like there would be something more exciting than what was given. I didn’t enjoy listening to someone complain for hours about how hard it is for her for her loved ones to be in pain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness