Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan

31 reviews

alyal's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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

5.0

read after shanghia girls by Lisa See. I loved this book and the characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Grief

Minor: Abandonment

notartgarfunkel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, War, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Child death

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Xenophobia, Miscarriage, and Racism

Minor: Homophobia

fionnlister's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pregnancy, Suicide, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Violence, and Mental illness

celine_reads_books's review against another edition

challenging emotional

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Child death, Colonisation, Death of parent, Genocide, Injury/injury detail, Misogyny, and War

samone2's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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: Abortion, Child death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Eating disorder, Rape, and Racism

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and War

sqacedvst's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Pregnancy and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual assault and Suicide

kaitlyncookies's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

A beautiful book about mothers and daughters. Tan’s novel, which reads like a short story collection, sounded very similar in tone to Alice Munro’s work, so if you like Munro’s stories you will enjoy these as well. While the pace felt slower the second half of the novel, I still deeply enjoyed Tan’s prose. The stories are all captivating and heartbreaking, and all of the characters feel completely real. I wouldn’t exactly call it a fun read, but would be great if you’re in the mood for a reflective multigenerational story. It really made me reflect on the relationship I have with my parents.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Death of parent, Rape, and War

machenn's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, War, Child death, Abortion, Death of parent, and Miscarriage

lida_magg's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, Violence, Animal death, Death of parent, War, and Miscarriage

kappafrog's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Grief, War, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Car accident, Cannibalism, Gore, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Death, Eating disorder, and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Trafficking, and Murder