Reviews tagging 'Death'

Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky

17 reviews

hamstringy's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

Jesus Christ. Kaminsky is a brutal writer. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Police brutality, War, Child death, Death of parent, Blood, Death, and Pregnancy

jialatlibrary's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, War, Death, Child death, Sexism, Violence, and Misogyny

jazhandz's review

emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Murder, and Police brutality

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy

imrereads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad

4.0

I think this is something I need to read several times to truly appreciate, yet I appreciates it plently this first time around. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child death, Death, Gun violence, and War

careinthelibrary's review

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

 Powerful combination of poetry and drama. It walks the line between the two and draws you into a spare story of resistance and oppression. I went in unsure of what to expect and was swept up in the narrative, finishing this in just a sitting or two. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Death of parent, Police brutality, Ableism, Grief, Murder, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence

hannahlee's review

challenging dark inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

This was a brilliant, moving, sad piece of writing. Kaminsky creates an eerie, timeless scene for this narrative collection of poems, that provides a backdrop for an exploration of human cruelty, suffering, and resilience that could be set a hundred years ago, or today. Read if you are prepared to grapple with deep questions of personal responsibility in the face of horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual violence

linguaphile412's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, and War

Minor: Sexual content

_forestofpages's review

dark sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Death

random19379's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Violence, War, and Grief

meaghanelizabook's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, War, Child death, Death of parent, and Violence