Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Days of Sand by Aimée de Jongh

6 reviews

ivoryebonies's review

challenging dark emotional informative 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

marjoleinvanderspoel's review

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Simple gorgeous, both art-wise and story-wise. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

Minor: Alcoholism

aude's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism and Racism

indeedithappens's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

ehmannky's review

emotional reflective fast-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

3.75

Like most of the worst parts of American history, we don't really spend a lot of time focused on the Dust Bowl in schools beyond just a week or two while we're talking about the Great Depression. And it's really interesting to get a historical fiction account of the time told by someone who isn't American. I thought the story was really interesting, especially the focus on how much photography of disasters can really do for the people who are experiencing them. I liked the addition of actual Dust Bowl photographs interspersed in the story as well. The art wasn't anything I really found unique, but it's still a really well done book and story overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, and Terminal illness

hedsek's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.5

Ik ben echt enthousiast over dit boek! Het is supermooi getekend, en dan met name de kleuren zijn prachtig. Het verhaal is echt een unieke kijk in de tijd van de dust bowl en het is een interessante behandeling van fotografie als medium. Ik vind de manier waarop emoties zijn weergegeven door het gebruik van panels goed gedaan en ook de afwisseling van paginagrote illustraties met elkaar snel opvolgende beelden.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, and Racism