Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin

69 reviews

sakisreads's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective 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? No

4.5

I kept seeing this pop up in the bookshop and in the library, so I knew I had to give it a go. 

Flitting between narratives is brilliant when it is well-executed, and Cecile Pin absolutely nails it 👏🏼

I love that we got a little bit of Dao and a little bit of Jane too. I felt honoured to get a glimpse into Anh’s nuances through their narratives (Dao being her dead little brother, Jane being her daughter researching and writing Anh’s past.)

I was gripped throughout and thought Pin had cleverly and concisely expressed this story. I am looking forward to exploring her other writing. 4.5 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Drug use, Racial slurs, and Racism

ireadsstuff's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative 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? No

4.5

Adored it, a beautiful ”fictional” retelling of what it was like to be a refugee from the Vietnam War. Almost cried on the train - recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

chrysos79's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Trafficking, and Death of parent

Minor: Xenophobia and War

rosy24's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, and War

urbanheron's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

 Fantastic debut novel which tells the story of a Vietnamese family who flee the country just after the war, and try to rebuild their lives in Thatcher's Britain while navigating grief for their homeland and lost family members. Beautifully written and super engaging with its use of epistolary and verse segments in-between very readable prose chapters, I raced through this book. Only minor criticism is some of the 'extra' sections were a bit twee for my taste, but overall would highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and War

rhibeetle17's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Rape

kirareads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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

Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Rape, and Murder

augie_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional informative 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, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, and War

maggiemcfly'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Rape

Minor: Alcoholism

kt_schutte's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad fast-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Sexual violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol