Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

7 reviews

shyleek's review

adventurous inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

This book was captivating. I truly felt like I was on the journey west with the MC and the giraffes. I gritted my teeth when they were in danger and breathed a sigh of relief when they overcame each obstacle. Definitely a heartwarming story that's worth a read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

makinzimyers's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Racism, and Animal cruelty

smkelly1997's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

The writing in this book was spectacular. It created a story that one felt like they were apart of. The story itself was slow for me at times which is why it got a 4/5. Overall a good book I would recommend.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Classism, Medical content, Sexism, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

marioosa517's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Animal death, Classism, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Murder, Blood, Child abuse, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, War, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury

reading_ladies_blog's review against another edition

adventurous informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Racism, Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Abandonment, and Animal cruelty

welkinvault's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

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

4.75

Truly marvellous coming of age story, set in the 1930s depression era.  I was not expecting a story of two men travelling west with two giraffes to be so engrossing, so enthralling...  So many near disasters (two flat tires had my heart in my mouth, a sudden downpour was terrifying) and the social inequalities of the day (racial, gender & economic) are repeatedly witnessed or felt by the three main characters (five if you include the two giraffes).  
Vibrant and incredibly well written adventurous novel.  
Thoroughly recommended. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Suicide and Violence

Minor: Child death, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent

craftyanty's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

I had heard good things about this book, but I didn't expect to love it as much as I did. I truly enjoyed everything about this book... the story, the characters, the giraffes 🦒🦒, all sucked me in from the start and held me till the very end. This is definitely a book I'll revisit sometime, and I expect the characters to stay with me for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent