Reviews tagging 'War'

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

16 reviews

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

venetiana's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

austenite93's review

emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Dementia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death and War

mermaidsherbet's review

emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, Racism, Xenophobia, Medical content, Car accident, War, and Injury/Injury detail

saracatalyst's review

challenging emotional informative 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? It's complicated

4.0

Not sure I’ve read any book quite like this. Will probably reread in a year or so. Really enjoyed the writing. Story was poignantly rendered. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia and Death of parent

Moderate: Xenophobia and War

jaymoran's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Racism and War

Minor: Animal death