Reviews tagging 'Death'

10 دقائق و 38 ثانية في هذا العالم الغريب by Elif Shafak

72 reviews

daisyfont's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Transphobia, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Vomit, Violence, Rape, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Grief, Racism, Child death, Death, and Self harm

la_karina1818's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Cursing, Grief, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual assault

uhhjeepers's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

*for school*

This could be recency bias, but this might be the best book I’ve ever read for school. It was an extremely difficult read at points, but I feel so rewarded by the experience regardless. 

Leila and her friends are characters that I truly believe will stick with me forever. This book is filled with difficult topics, but it is also filled with so much heart. Love and friendship seep out of this book. 

I’m left with an overwhelming feeling of appreciation for the people in my life. Nobody is companionless, and this book forces you to know that, even when you’re at your loneliest.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Incest, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Racism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Transphobia, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Miscarriage, and Trafficking

Minor: Pregnancy

cartermon4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Classism, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

Minor: Trafficking and Drug use

hanami_sui's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Murder, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

Moderate: Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Self harm, Violence, Body shaming, and Miscarriage

Minor: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

bitsofcherry's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.75

This book was beautifully written, the imagery and metaphors are amazing, and I adored the emphasis on tastes and smells in each memory chapter.
The book turned out to be way darker than I expected (note to read trigger warnings before starting a new book) but it was a very powerful read and left me reflecting on life, death and power dynamics in different cultures throughout the world. I absolutely adored the friendships like sprinkles of light in such a dark setting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Gaslighting, Death, Child abuse, Confinement, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Ableism, Suicide, Mental illness, and Self harm

Minor: Cancer, Drug abuse, and Miscarriage

jess_vitale's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

I guess I should've assumed that a novel where the protagonist is dead/dying from the start would be dark, but it was more intense and depressing than I expected. Despite this, I was immediately drawn into the story by the author's writing style (I also loved The Island of Missing Trees) and the flashbacks of Leila's life were really interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Child abuse

Moderate: Death and Trafficking

adampjt's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Trafficking, Miscarriage, and Ableism

Minor: Self harm, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

ainotah's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Racism, Murder, Mental illness, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual harassment, Death, and Drug use

Moderate: Alcohol, Gun violence, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Transphobia

ameliahall98's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death