Reviews tagging 'Child death'

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

4 reviews

iane_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pandemic/Epidemic

readingqueerly's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-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

5.0

First of all, ouch my heart. Secondly, this was really incredible. The storytelling mixed with the illustrations which had a particular style really brought this graphic novel to life completely.
The author did an amazing job at portraying all of these characters, especially Conor, and making you understand exactly what they are feeling, and why they act the way they do.
In addition, there are many lessons and messages to be taken from this book, but it never felt forced. It's merely presenting the idea that we shouldn't take things at face value or fill in gaps with the most obvious solution. 
I absolutely loved this and I cannot believe it was on my shelf for this long. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Child death, Death, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Murder

garynoplastie's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Blood

eloiseisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Child death, Death, Violence, and Murder