Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka

12 reviews

longhornletters's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.75

I like that the nameless characters allow them to rise to the level of archetype instead of sink to the level of stereotype. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

protoflux's review

informative sad fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Racism, and Murder

grey_writes_love's review

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation, Racism, Confinement, and Animal death

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

paperpoppy's review against another edition

dark 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racism, Violence, and War

directorpurry's review

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Confinement, Xenophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, and Animal death

Moderate: Torture and War

erinblue's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Animal death

Moderate: War

rorythebean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, War, Confinement, Hate crime, and Racism

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

arcookson's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

jamesflint's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racial slurs, and Racism

rohnstrong's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I cannot recommend this breathtaking novel enough. It was tragic and absorbing. Its matter of fact writing style paired perfectly with grizzly subject matter we’re not often taught.

Please read this novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Minor: Racism and Racial slurs