Reviews tagging 'Death'

Sarmaşık by Chana Porter

53 reviews

thereaderfriend's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Interesting character driven story about a trans fmc existential journey after an alien invasion. Found the ending rushed and not great but I liked the rest of it. Relatable and intriguing. The world building was fascinating and well developed too. Really liked that the alien invasion wasn't what popculture usually displays as violent but was so with the slow, creeping influence of the seep until humans weren't willing to live without them. Was bone chilling in ways :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Transphobia

cheye13's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Racism, Sexual content, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

The Seep is spoken of as a drug/narcotic.

mandkips's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Transphobia

yavin_iv's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Grief, and Colonisation

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Transphobia

mar's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

i... sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Drug use and Racism

ireadinbed's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

Honestly after the first pages I thought I'd hate this book. I don't usually like books with this kind of style, vibe, whatever you want to call it. 

But for some reason I was really drawn in by Trina. In so many ways she feels alien to me, but also very very relatable. 

I got very invested in all the little elements of this story. Nothing ever really feels explained, like a Miyazaki movie, but in the end it comes together. 

I cried a lot reading this book. 

I think I would have given it a five if I wasn't briefly worried about the eventual end the book came to. It did work out but I kinda thought it was turning into a dystopia at one point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Cultural appropriation

vaniavela's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, and Drug use

Minor: Transphobia

bentherrien's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

corvidaeus's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism and Sexual content

lycheejelly's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol