Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

4 reviews

zosiablue's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

A good book for Passover. I liked this more than I initially thought I would. It traces the origins of an ancient Haggadah through the lens of a book conservationist. Each stain, hair, or insect wing that's found in the book gets a beautiful origin chapter. A very dreamy mystery through the centuries with a surprise twist. I learned bits of Jewish history that weren't on my radar, which, I think, was the point. Kind of Red Violin mixed with (sorry) a little Dan Brown. Beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

miggyfool's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, and Classism

helenamichelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, and Colonisation

steeped_in_books's review against another edition

informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Slavery, Torture, Antisemitism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Death, Racism, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Xenophobia, Blood, Car accident, and Death of parent