Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams

18 reviews

heather_freshparchment's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical trauma, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, and Xenophobia

lexcellent's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

laheath's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

Another beautiful and unique historical fiction novel from this author! Considered a companion to The Dictionary of Lost Words, it can be read alone but makes occasional references to characters and events from the first book. Whereas that one focused on the compilation and printing of the first Oxford English Dictionary, this book looks at the women binding books at the Oxford University Press from the beginning of WWI to a couple of years after the end of it. Strong female characters in a setting of WWI England, women's suffrage, and the Spanish Flu make for an interesting and emotional read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Classism

Moderate: Death, Grief, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, Medical content, and Alcohol

mslucymarple's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical trauma, and War

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

crazybooklady91's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

Maude seems autistic to me even though it isn't mentioned

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

dreadspawn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Medical content, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, and Death of parent

hannah_the_bookworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

jopopipo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Suicide

livcashmere's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

dystopia's review

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Body horror, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content and Terminal illness