Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis

39 reviews

jjj_27's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Death of parent, and War

lizdon's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Car accident, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

amynich1224's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Death of parent

fbzreadswhatever's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

Moderate: War

llamallama527's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective fast-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? Yes

4.5

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this audiobook! Some turns of the story are a bit more predictable than I prefer, hence 4.5 stars as opposed to 5. All in all, I loved it and it is likely a book I'll return to in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism

elisahec's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and War

secondhandbookshelves's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

Beautiful and heartbreaking and so wonderfully told. 
I loved that it was two books inside another - what a clever way to bring the background out while also bringing the plot forward. 

This story is part mystery, part tragedy, part romance. 
It is set in the 1980s, although the books within the books are from just before World War II (pearl harbor happens near the end of one of those stories) 
There are some heavy topics touched on, since the characters were living during them. 

I highlighted so many snippets of this book and definitely will be seeking out more from this author.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism, Grief, and War

Minor: Child death, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and War

tericarol21's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicide, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

sizzlesteaks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Antisemitism, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Terminal illness and War