Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Wer die Nachtigall stört... by Harper Lee

21 reviews

king_macbeth_of_mtsensk's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring tense 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Hate crime and Grief

sophiaofbroadmoor's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Cursing, Rape, Sexism, and Grief

katewhite77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative 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? Yes

5.0

Why Is It Such A Sin To Kill A Mockingbird?

Told over two years through the eyes of three children who are part of a close-knit neighbourhood in Alabama in the early 1930s.

The novel opens by introducing a bit of neighbourhood legend, which helps set the scene and how socially conservative the community really is. 

Aticus Finch, single Dad to Gem and Scout, two of the aforementioned children, is a progressive parent and lawyer, which becomes more and more important as we move the novel. 

The absolute genius of this novel ìs that it is told through the eyes of three ìnocet children as it drives home to the reader quite how ridiculous the adult world can be sometimes. 

It's funny as I was  pretty sure I had read this book as a teenager and I remembered the beginning but there was a large swathe of the plot I had completely forgotten, so much so that I assumed I must not have finished the book but then I remembered the end, so I must have completed it. 

I can imagine teenage me not really appreciating the more nuanced aspects of the plot, particularly when it came to Atticus' willingness not to follow the conversations of the time. So, I am really glad I read it again as an adult. 

I think this really deserves its classic status. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Colonisation, and Classism

pianokeys's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

shadymist's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Moderate: Rape, Grief, and Murder

annapox's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Slavery, Violence, Antisemitism, Medical content, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War

c_e_w's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

joshmacaroni's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

calicat42's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

m4rtt4's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book has been on my tbr for so long I feel ashamed I didn't pick this up earlier — better late than never, though, and there were so many layers to the story that I know I'll be rereading this some day. The court scene was my favourite, I felt like I was holding my breath the whole time I was reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Slavery, and Death of parent