Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

316 reviews

mellysay's review

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Violence, and Racism

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Eating disorder, Grief, Rape, Slavery, Infertility, and Sexism

ank3's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Bullying

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Violence, Classism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Grief, Alcoholism, Racism, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

lotte_172's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Bullying

ceciletaylor's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I found this a little slow to get into, but as soon as I did, from around a third of the way through, it was very gripping. Brilliantly written throughout, with a beautiful picture of the marsh created and lovely biological details particularly in the latter half, it was original and enjoyable to read. Mystery was also interesting and kept me guessing until the last page. 4.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Rape, Death, and Death of parent

stephanieswilley's review

emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Sexual assault

Minor: Car accident, Child death, and Death of parent

simply_fran's review against another edition

dark emotional informative 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Murder, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, and Racism

Minor: Cancer

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Sexual assault

t_1208's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Classism, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault and Self harm

raderm1's review

emotional mysterious sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Racial slurs

Minor: Cancer, Murder, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Blood, Classism, Death of parent, Infertility, and Injury/Injury detail

mandapanda08's review

emotional mysterious reflective 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: Abandonment, Classism, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent