Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff

3 reviews

melaniereadsbooks's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.25

Honestly a white person writing a book about Jim Crow era racism from the perspective of Black people is not it for me.  That and the slurs that were completely unnecessary to write down.

Then there is the fact that this story was pretty disjointed at best. It had an interesting plot, but that is about all that was going for it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, and Religious bigotry

jbellomy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Grief

azazellos_fang's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail