Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Thousand Beginnings and Endings by Elsie Chapman, Ellen Oh

6 reviews

robinks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious relaxing slow-paced

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

4.75

Collections of stories are always tricky to rate, but I decided to read one story a night each time I picked up the book, and I really looked forward to what fantastic tale I’d read that night. It’s nice to see some modern takes on Asian myths and legends from folks who know the tales.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Violence, Death, and Animal death

Minor: Body horror, Alcohol, and Terminal illness

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Def one of the better anthologies I've read and it's not just because I have Asian heritage. I'm a sucker for a good retelling of myth, legends, folktale, etc. Of course some stories are better than others, but you get that with any anthology. Would love to see another addition with some west Asian retellings included as well.
Also, since I listened to the audiobook, I really enjoyed the various narrators with each story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Grief

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Gore, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Bullying, War, Animal death, Stalking, and Classism

Minor: Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Suicide

readingthroughinfinity's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

I've owned this anthology for a few years now so I'm pleased I finally sat down and read it (on audio haha). There's a huge variety of mythology and folk tales from different cultures in this book, so not only did I enjoy the short stories, but I also learned about legends and tales from other countries too (some of which I'd never encountered before). As with any anthology, some stories were more memorable and impactful than others, but I liked the fact that almost all of them put a positive, more progressive spin on the original tale. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

joisaddler's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Violence, Death, Animal death, and Grief

nyoom's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Sexual content, and Stalking

Minor: Excrement, Pregnancy, and Transphobia