Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson

7 reviews

carmelaagro's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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? No

5.0

Loved this book! Great sorry and better than the first!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Minor: Hate crime, Misogyny, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

mels_reading_log's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

This book carries on the legacy of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek with the story of Honey. She follows in her mother’s footsteps as a pack horse librarian who spreads literacy to the hills of Kentucky. While dealing with the repercussions of the racist laws of 1950’s rural Kentucky, she is forced to take care of herself and fight for her freedom as a bright and responsible you g woman. She also faces the violence of sexism with some of the local men and her and her sisterhood of strong women fight back against the hatred. I loved this book. I love the message of spreading knowledge to end the cycle of poverty, hate and ignorance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Infertility, Medical content, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction

kimberlina82's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism

jharman44's review

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

msennflinn's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

Just as beautiful and moving of a story as her last book (the prequel to this one). Kim Michele Richardson has such a gift for storytelling; I'll happily pick up anything she writes!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, and Grief

Moderate: Physical abuse and Violence

Minor: Murder

kcbatts's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death and Grief

Minor: Sexism

serena_andherstories's review against another edition

emotional inspiring slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury