Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

6 reviews

sundayfever's review against another edition

informative 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

4.5

Enjoyable read about two characters whose lives have so much similarity. Historical and informative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death and War

jenn_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War

moody_gobling's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

1.5

Seemed a lot like misery open to me. I found a lot of things to be contrived and unrealistic. I am grateful that I read it before giving it as a gift to the person I had intended to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

nagoatsis's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

morganperks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

good soup (partially set on an island 😏)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Classism

kweaver_pdx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• 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: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Addiction