Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer

15 reviews

sarahflanders's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Grief, Antisemitism, Death, Dementia, Death of parent, War, and Pregnancy

myretromeltdown's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Murder, Xenophobia, Genocide, and Deportation

Moderate: Terminal illness, Genocide, and Death

Minor: Death, Dementia, Blood, Child death, and Death of parent

retroreader17's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Child death, War, Gun violence, Police brutality, Racism, and Gore

Moderate: Antisemitism, Confinement, Murder, War, and Mental illness

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

Outstanding.  I love this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Gun violence, Police brutality, Abandonment, Bullying, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Ableism, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Vomit, War, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Dementia, Excrement, Alcohol, and Sexual content

whatemilysreading's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

WOW. Okay I don’t read a lot of historical fiction (especially WWII) because it can be very SAD you guys!! This book was no exception but it was Very Good. While I cared much more about Elena’s story and putting the puzzle pieces together than I did Alice’s family struggles I see how it was needed to balance out the story. Did I cry? Of course I did. How do you all read books like this all the time?? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Antisemitism, and Child death

Moderate: Genocide and Violence

tracey1981's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

Really good historical fiction set in Poland during WWII with a second narrator who was a present day descendant in the US. Great characters, plot and pacing. In just a couple of spots I wanted more ‘showing’ and less ‘telling.’

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, War, Child death, and Death

j_hanchey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Grief, Murder, and War

mollyalex's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-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

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Death

mel_s_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow. Just wow.
THIS is the story I feel like I have been waiting for for the last couple of months, the one that would blow me away!

I can't help but compare with Winter Garden which I also recently read, because there were definitely a lot of similarities - historical WWII fiction, dual timelines, family drama - and I have to say, this book absolutely nailed it in a way that Winter Garden didn't quite hit the mark.

I was equally drawn into both timelines, which wove themselves together seamlessly. The family struggles in the 'present' day felt completely authentic and the characters were well developed. Some difficult themes were explored, and I felt like these were all handled exceptionally well.

The historical timeline was, as can be expected with WWII fiction, absolutely heartbreaking, but equally inspiring. The character development of Alina was particularly strong.

This was my first Kelly Rimmer book and I definitely will be trying more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and War

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Pregnancy, and Violence

toriwatson's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, and Grief

Moderate: Hate crime, Genocide, and Death of parent

Minor: Antisemitism and Dementia