Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Uma Pequena Sorte by Claudia Piñeiro

3 reviews

amberacks12's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-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

4.75

Do you ever have a sense about an author that you just know you’re going to love their work? Well that’s how I felt about Claudia Piñero the first time I read the blurb for Elena Knows. I decided then and there I needed to read her books. Unfortunately my library didn’t have Elena Knows, so I read this one instead. 
But that ended up being a really good idea, because I loved this book. It’s slow, reflective, and painful. But so so beautiful. It’s not my usual genre, but that doesn’t matter in this case because Claudia Piñero is writing for me. 
Piñero’s writing is gorgeous (along with the beautiful translation by Frances Riddle) and though this is a mostly character driven novel, it’s gripping. There’s mystery and suspense, but in a quiet, slow burn kind of way. 
Now I just need my library to fill my request and purchase Elena Knows. 

Enjoyment: 5
Emotional impact: 5
Educational value: 4
= 4.7

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child death and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

biobeetle's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Medical content

molly_readss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail