Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

66 reviews

limabean21's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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, Death, Mental illness, and Death of parent

sarahspils's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

I absolutely adore this book 🥹.
The progression of the book feels perfectly paced, and the development of each character is thoughtful and thorough. It's been awhile since I've felt this emotionally drawn to characters, and feeling this way towards every established character seems almost rare. Allen does such a wonderful job of this, though, and the more I learned about each character the more my heart ached and swelled for all of them.
The way that the themes are woven into the book also felt comfortably embedded; almost nothing felt too obvious too soon, and everything you find out as you read feels like it falls into place at just the right time and moment. This truly is such a beautiful story of finding family through unfamiliar means and people, making our way through the world, and learning to let go of the things that linger with us. I truly feel like this book will stick with me for awhile. :')

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Drug abuse, and Car accident

teresaelj's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

This is one of my new favorite books of all time. It is a book I genuinely think everyone should read. Firstly I was partial to it because it takes place in a fictionalized town off the coast of Charleston - in the sea islands on Wadmalaw. And secondly it’s magical realism. 
This books is so easily read and it’s a book that handles so many kinds of grief as well as the importance of found family and love. There is an air of mystery and deep line of love. It’s human and gives you hope. At the end of the day it is a book centered on love that left me in tear.
This book will stay with me for the remainder of my life for sure.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, and Death of parent

lizschultz24's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

hcgambrell's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death of parent

sunnydale's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

atmospheric, engaging story that manages to feel joyful while exploring heavy themes such as grief and the complicated legacy of flawed parents. the characters are so human, their virtues and flaws presented without judgment. i love that characters' emotions and decisions accurately reflect their age and the stage of life they're in. 

i also loved the descriptions of food—i need to make a batch of cornbread asap.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

gpfot's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

gkaltam's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault

tamara_joy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

A sweet book, happily not saccharine though.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Stalking, Death of parent, and Alcohol

javafenn's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I deeply enjoyed listening to this book. I really loved the tendrils of ghosts lingering amongst each character and why their specific ghost sticks around. Zoey is so very young and you can’t help but hope nothing bad happens to her. She moves into her late mother’s apartment at the Dellawisp to learn who she was. She meets now friends and brings new meaning to the Dellawisp along the way. It’s a sweet book with a satisfying ending. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism