Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill

21 reviews

dowleyrachel's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

artistic, weighty, transporting. This is a book I read to try to get outside my standard genres and the types of books I read. The story was fairly predictable, but to me it seemed like the point was less to be gripping that to share a story that may resonate with a lot of folks who have experience domestic abuse. The sorrow of watching someone you love wither away in a bad situation, the need to be an adult too quickly, and needing to block people out. I wish the main character sounded more like a kid or that we got to witness her life as an adult more. It didn’t need to be a happy ending, per say, but the story could have progressed or evolved more.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Abandonment

ariana3's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence, Blood, and Murder

thetiefenator's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Gun violence

gafforama's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Classism

emilyrandolph_epstein's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This was an uncomfortable book, but I was able to buy into it until the end, which felt somewhat rushed compared to the pace of the rest.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Death of parent

kaiyakaiyo's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

brutal yet beautiful book! I expected to like it based on how much I loved When Women Were Dragons, and did! Barnhill’s prose is so … something! emotive, throbbing, evocative. I felt so dearly for our main character, and felt so acutely the struggle of her family over generations. 

this book was deeply sad and is not very hopeful, but it is powerful and does not devolve into hopelessness or despair for despairs sake. it just is, you feel and sit in those feelings. 

idk much like most of my 5-stars, I can’t really articulate exactly what I liked. Just know that I liked it immensely 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism and Terminal illness

rebecca713's review against another edition

very well written but very weird and disturbing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Gun violence

arayo's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

pm_me_book_recs's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

Heartbreaking; a tale of neglect, abuse, and violence, but also about gaining self-agency and powerful enduring love.

This one may be a tough read for those who had to grow up to early and became sibling-parents due to neglect, or anyone who has survived domestic violence. Multiple times this little story had me ugly crying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

hownoveljo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Death of parent