Reviews tagging 'Death'

Gullstruck Island by Frances Hardinge

4 reviews

listen_learn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

Too much violence, too much in each culture that I find abhorrent, for me to truly enjoy this book. I'm not sure I would have finished it if wasn't for my bookclub. However, the plot was superb and the attention to detail extremely impressive. 

Also the fact that some characters truly had hearr in the face of such pain touched me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

antimony's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

aghhh frances hardinge is just so good. this was amazing. the writing was spectacular but what really makes me go insane is the worldbuilding like every single book of hers is a different world with different lore and they all feel so realized and full.....every little detail in this enthralled me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Colonisation

esme_may's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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 am utterly fascinated with Frances Hardinge’s mind. Must be so whimsical in there

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Racism, Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

elsabet_of_eedis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• 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: Death, Genocide, and Death of parent