Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee

36 reviews

arcticfoxlover19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

I loved this book, but the ending is so tragic! 😭😭😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Death of parent

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Death and Grief

Minor: Death of parent and Sexual harassment

chemeducator's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

ajay913's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, and Classism

storiesatstarfall's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexism, Grief, and Death of parent

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Sexism, and Grief

bookish_afrolatina's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

Like anyone who has seen the movie Titanic and has a morbid fascination with this history, I was drawn to Luck of the Titanic after learning that there were Chinese passengers onboard and wanted to explore that. 
The book started off well with a dose of the reality for folks of Chinese descent in the Western world during this time but had a dash of playfulness thanks to the creative license Lee took in making the MC a trained acrobat. As the story progressed, I started to feel like the choices Valora made didn’t really seem feasible. Her “disguise” didn't really work for me but I decided to stick with the story anyway. Like the Titanic movie, the book focuses more on the journey before the disaster so it starts to speed up about 80% of the way into the book. I found the ending pretty disappointing. I had hoped that Lee would bring us into the experience of these folks after this tragedy and I didn’t get that. 
If this doesn’t bother you, then you may still enjoy this book for it’s effectiveness in getting one to think about the Chinese Exclusion Act and how Chinese people were treated at the time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Classism

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Confinement, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

janiscox's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted tense 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

4.5

Couldnt put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Racism, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Body horror, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, and Deportation

courtneyclouts's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

emilia_thereader's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Sexism and Death of parent