Reviews tagging Death of parent

Arcadia, by Lauren Groff

6 reviews

bookmarkedbyfi's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape

raptorq's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Mental illness, Death of parent, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Drug use and Suicide

Minor: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

ren99's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Drug use, and Death of parent

cjordahl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

It's a beautiful, touching novel with gorgeous poetic writing. I was sometimes tripped up by the word choices and sentence structures. But it's a small complaint, really. And maybe it's not truly a complaint, and more an observation of something I actually value, which is unique, surprising writing. That kind of writing requires extra effort from the reader, and must give a payoff for the effort, which this novel does. Might be worth 5 stars, but I'm giving 4 because it didn't fully capture me like my favorite 5-star reads do. I didn't always feel eager to get back to the book, and during reading I did sometimes find my mind wandering. These complaints are not as big as they might sound though! Especially the mind wandering -- the book requires, and rewards, effort and attention, and fills you up, and I think the best way to read this book is to recognize when it's best to put it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Suicide, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/injury detail, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content and Police brutality

feifeii's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Rape

whatkathrynreads_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death