Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Daughters of Madurai by Rajasree Variyar

27 reviews

lanid's review against another edition

dark emotional

• 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

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Sexual violence, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

kim0_0chi's review against another edition

Heavy content - may finish in the future

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death

pearsandmangoes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-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? N/A

5.0

I am usually reticent to give a book 5 stars, as I feel a book always has flaws: too long, drags on, etc. But this book... really was perfect. Quite emotional. I don't usually cry for for books, but for this one I really almost did and had to force myself to not cry. Truly... just magnificent. A story of family, of patriarchy and misogyny, but also about acceptance of oneself. Ultimately... a story of love and courage.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

hannahyorkey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction and Abortion

ellahuhtinen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Child death and Miscarriage

roveronez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Such a beautifully written book on such a harsh subject... full of sensitivity and emotion. I loved it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, and Car accident

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Abortion

rarasreads's review against another edition

challenging hopeful sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

firedew's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

A difficult read, merely because of the subject matter. It's a topic that will make your soul sick, so if you want to "enjoy" your books, this isn't that kind of book. I also had a hard time with Nila's pov. Because of the way the story was laid out, she often came off as an insensitive, entitled brat, blaming her parents for things they won't tell her (understandable) and also resenting them for things she won't tell them (ridiculous). How dare they not read her mind, right? The twists in the story are also not twists. You see them coming a mile away. All of that said, it is a good book overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexism, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content

labetra's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was slow in the beginning , but picked up towards  the middle of the books. I think the book spent  too much time on one character  and not enough  time on the other's  development.  Overall, I learned a lot about  the topic of female infanticide. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy

kfrawrylion's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Abortion