Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Stitches: A Memoir by David Small

6 reviews

melancholymegs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Animal death

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

lilybear3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

Obviously, this is very different from his other works.  David is vulnerable in his graphic memoir about his difficult childhood.  I'm not sure what to say other than it was a powerful memoir about survival and healing.  It gives off silent film/noir vibes with the way that it is illustrated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

chandlerkl's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

lonely_tardigrade's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Car accident

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Blood, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

e_lace's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Gore