Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Frankenstein a Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi

4 reviews

laurenbookwitchbitch's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

 I’ve been on a big reinterpretation of Frankenstein kick so I had to read “Frankenstein in Baghdad,” translated from Arabic. In the midst of the Iraq War a junk dealer begins to sow human body parts together from people killed in bombings. What follows is a gut wrenching tale of chase and pursuit, grief and saints, war and friendship, death and destruction. A powerful story about what it takes to create and maintain life in the worst of war zones. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Classism

mme_carton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal cruelty

ryster's review against another edition

4.25

I adored this book! It's well-told, with different, but very interesting perspectives. I didn't care much for the last 20 pages, in which I thought hte book became kind of lost in itself, I see what it was going for, but I just didn't click with that part. Overall though, it was a very enjoyable read, I would definitely recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent

mscalls's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail