Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Tin Man by Sarah Winman

32 reviews

shelitty92's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I did not expect to read what I just read! It wrecked me, but it was so heartbreakingly beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

funktious's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

You can definitely see the roots of Still Life in this; a short, bittersweet yet uplifting tale of love between three people. As always with Winman, I enjoy her focus on the ordinary kindness of people and the importance of beauty and art in our lives.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

swoodo's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Heartbreaking yet so well done. Such a lovely slice of life book that interweaves the past and the present of all these characters lives and loves. Sad and touching and gentle and lovely. Going to have to read more Winman now.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

bessjoyce's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia

katewhite77's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

Wow, just wow

I have previously adored Still Life and When God Was A Rabbit and enjoyed A Year Of Marvellous Ways.  Everyone one said what a masterpiece this was, so I decided to stop saving this for a rainy day and get on and read it.

You know what, those people weren't wrong. However, if you do read this, and I very much recommend that you do, you are going to need tissues throughout because it is the definition of heartbreakingly beautiful. 

The story opens with a pregnant woman telling an abusive husband where he and she stand after coming home from winning a painting in a raffle.

We then flash forward thirty years, and Ellis starts to tell his own story, including meeting Michael, whose perspective we hear from later in the novel. 

We follow them down the yellow brick road of life through the A.I.D.S. crisis to a point of self-acceptance.  However, these two men both have very big hearts.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Car accident

jsantia59's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Sarah Winman, once again, writes and beautiful and compelling prose that captures the humanness of her characters. This has definitely inspired me to read all her work

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Medical content, and Death of parent

foxglovefairy's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Most beautiful. A favorite. Will read again. I have a deeper appreciation for Van Gogh as well and the impact art has on our memories and experiences with those we love. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

valeriaxo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity

berrytart's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

3.75

This book was great, emotional but amazing nonetheless!

The relationships are well written, I feel like I could actually connect with the feelings of the characters!

Okay this is more of a pet peeve, nothing against the story, but I couldn’t stand the sentences having no quotation marks! It really isn’t that big of a deal and it was probably just a design choice but still!

(I am so sleepy when making this review, my bad for any mistakes lol)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, and Car accident

Minor: Abandonment

shelfofunread's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol