Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

7 reviews

green_amaryllis's review

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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Death of parent

sarahsbooklife's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Confinement, Death, and Death of parent

ktv's review against another edition

adventurous reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Minor: Child death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

jjjreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Slavery, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

Minor: Violence and War

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

maiagaia's review against another edition

emotional reflective

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

5.0

Just when I was worrying about now having read any 5 star books this year, this little novella gut punched me and made me cry. I don't know HOW Nghi Vo did it. The world and characters spring off the page with so much life and joy and sorrow. From the first moment, I was hooked. The prose are to die for. Absolutely poetic and succinct and perfect. It's such a short story that I cannot recommend it enough.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Infertility, Suicide, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

troisha's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Death of parent