Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

遺產爭奪戰 by Kevin Kwan

15 reviews

hayleyvem's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death, Chronic illness, and Car accident

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Classism

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Racism, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kerri5399's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

Have some issues with the way this book villainizes mental health - bipolar disorder.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is more than just a satire of the lifestyles of extremely rich people.   While the money and flash are strictly for the very wealthy, the drama of a family vying to inherit from a dying matriarch could be any family grieving while concerned about their own worth.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

runitsthepopo's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Colonisation