Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Thousand Beginnings and Endings by Elsie Chapman, Ellen Oh

3 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

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

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