Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The World Gives Way by Marissa Levien

4 reviews

ashlikes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicide, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Cursing, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Alcohol, and Colonisation

muchthatisfair's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

The book grew on me as it went on (I wasn't hooked right off the bat) but it was a moving read. I wouldn't say that it landed for me in the way I think it was intended to, but it was still poignant in a way that fully came to bear for me by the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

samara's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, and Pregnancy

soobooksalot's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

The World Gives Way is in a genre outside of my comfort zone and I enjoyed every page!
 Thank you to Grand Central Publishing and Orbit Books for my gifted copy for review!
 When I saw this book described as post-apocalyptic sci-fi mixed with a crime thriller, I couldn't not request it.
 It's a touch of Gutter Child, with hints of Minority Report and The Truman Show. Quite a combo, right?
 It's altogether exciting and heartbreaking.
 Myrra Dal is a domestic contract worker, who will work for 50 years until she gains freedom. When a tragic event involving her employers threatens her to be seen as a criminal, she takes to the road. And these are in a world unlike any we have ever experienced - a world with an imminent threat upon it.
 Chapters alternate between Myrra and New London Security Bureau investigator Tobias Bendel, as well as chapters describing specific areas of their world.
 Debut author Marissa Levien fleshes out this world beautifully; with well-considered imagery and origin stories, new blends of cultures and re-imagined foundations. 
 At the risk of sounding inarticulate, this was a super cool read. Recommended!
 For release on June 15.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent