Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Great Offshore Grounds by Vanessa Veselka

5 reviews

susanm_82's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent

brittneyn125's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use

parnellek's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective tense fast-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

3.5

This book follows a family as they grapple with themes of identity, love, freedom, independence, and home. The initial premise is that two women are raised as sisters, but have different birth moms who were in a polyamorous relationship with their absent father. They set off on a cross-country road trip to find the woman that gave birth to one of them, but was never present in their lives. From there the book explores the characters as individuals, often describing the mundane in a heartbreakingly beautiful way, or by using magical realism. 

I really enjoyed this book, but felt like I wasn’t smart enough for it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

katrinasherise's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Rape, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

kristenhg's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Cancer, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death and Gun violence