Reviews tagging 'Death'

Greenwood by Michael Christie

15 reviews

atlas_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Drug use

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

feathery's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing

Minor: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Outing

matadyne's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Amazing book - even enjoyed reading the most unlikable character's chapter. Breezed through it with how much I loved it. If you're into biology and stuff, super recommend but fine if you know next to nothing like me. While I would recommend this if you enjoy a minor gay romance and blind rep, but wouldn't recommend if you're looking for a racially diverse cast.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: War

hmatt's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-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? Yes

5.0

This one snuck up on me. At the start, I maybe expected the story to stay more in the speculative future and stick to that genre, but it really is much more historical fiction than anything.

It starts slower than I usually enjoy, but the characters really grew on me. I wasn't expecting the depth in the characterizations and the nuance within each character's storyline.

Imagine my joy at the low-key queer storyline AND how it resolved to be not-quite-as-tragic-as-it-could-have-been!

While I agree it was a necessary inclusion, the only character I couldn't quite connect with was Lomax.

The writing style plus the Canadian-centric setting really reminded me of Emily St. John Mandel, except perhaps more developed with a better plot than most of her work (sorry, I love her writing, but Station Eleven is a clear outlier when it comes to a solid plot).

I know this is a book that I will read again - I'm sure it's one of those ones where you notice so many more little details on the re-read. And I love that there's a book club kit for it (that has recipes).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Murder

Minor: Bullying and Emotional abuse

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Kidnapping and Pregnancy