Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

26 reviews

ayyferg's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ahomm759's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mass/school shootings, and Abortion

kleinekurzebrise's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

emkschneider's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment

peeled_grape's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Strong character development? No

1.0

White feminist, transphobic copaganda babyyyy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Abortion

lcl_reads's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

Typically, I enjoy Jodi Picoult, but this one just didn't work for me. She attempts to show there are two sides to every story, but for me, reproductive justice is just not a two sides issue. It is an issue of recognizing the humanity, value, and worthiness of those who bear children and their right to control their bodies and is rooted in historical ways groups have exerted bodily control over others. I recognize this is my reader bias and cognitively I appreciate that this is part of Picoult's writing style and that this book isn't for me.

I found the backwards timeline confusing for character development and made the plot boring and anticlimactic. I kept mixing up character details because of the way the information is doled out. Additionally, I did not find the end of the book very climatic or interesting because so much information is given upfront.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Pregnancy

bookchellf's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

nicoleolander's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

macneill___rae's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Another great one by Jodi Picoult.
What I love about Jodi's books is that typically, they touch very controversial subjects and make you think. This one was no different.

The storyline of this book is about a shooting that takes place at an abortion clinic. It follows many of the different background stories of those involved with the shooting/victims, etc.

So well written and captivating.

HOWEVER many triggers so not for everybody ✨️✨️✨️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Pregnancy

chireadsandchill's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Incest, Infidelity, and Alcohol