Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver

5 reviews

persuasive_duck's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Murder

flygonjinn's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Miscarriage and Suicide

Minor: Infidelity and Murder

c_dmckinney's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

The emotions of this story hit me a lot harder than I expected them to. The timing seems poignant, with the 2024 election involving the same bullhorn as Willa was so horrified by in the year we spent with her family.

The themes of past and future and love and grief were simply done but quite moving. The characters were so real.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Medical content, Abortion, and Alcohol

Donald Trump is there in the background. The concept of homelessness is an ever present looming and real threat.

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional informative slow-paced

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

2.0

Parts were good. Parts dragged on. Overall, the good parts were better than the boring parts

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Abandonment

siebensommer's review

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

as an only child, willa could hear people‘s complaints about their siblings only as a primal form of bragging. they had a tribe. they belonged. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Murder