Reviews tagging 'War'

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

15 reviews

sadhbhprice's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Dementia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Fatphobia, Grief, Pregnancy, and War

avisreadsandreads's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide, Car accident, and War

sweetbean's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I don't use 5 stars often. But I don't cry in books often. The way this book is written is very...poetic, and has a unique way of making you see the perspectives of everyone involved in a new and utterly heartbreaking way. Tell your loved ones you love them and do the thing you've always wanted to do now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Minor: War

enlamont's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Dementia

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Infertility, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

flower_mail's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Ableism, Death, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement and War

Minor: Child death

bi_n_large's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Grief

Minor: Racism, Xenophobia, and War

peggymay's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Racism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Medical content, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Child death

mkstalcup's review

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Minor: Xenophobia and War

kers_tin's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Dementia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Xenophobia and War

tindin's review

emotional reflective sad

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Medical content, and War

Minor: Racism, Xenophobia, and Abandonment