Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

36 reviews

lulaabees's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

i have really mixed feelings. this book has a lot of beautiful, carefully crafted moments about existence and time and persistence in doing the right thing in harrowing circumstances. i do think some of the paragraphs in this book will stay with me from how luminous and achingly human they were. but something about the writing was a little grating to me (i could not tell you why. personal feeling, but it did keep me from connecting with any of the characters)... i also have to point out that the author does drop slurs in this book, and while i can't comment on the j slur being there because it is reclaimed by the author (though at some point... a white man... uses it?), there is also the e slur casually being dropped and mentions of "political correctedness" (abbreviated to "PC") which feels a tad... condescending? but that's it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Racism, and War

Minor: Animal death and Sexual assault

melreadsandrecs's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Death of parent

hello_lovely13's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death, Death, and Dementia

9/11, 2011 Tsunami, WWII Japan

ghilimei's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and War

szuum's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, and War

Minor: Animal death, Rape, Sexual content, and Dementia

nkmustdie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Medical content, Sexual harassment, and Classism

bookscatcoffee's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I acknowledge this was likely the wrong time for me to read this book.  It is nuanced and connected with footnotes; it bends and twists with beautiful language that takes time to decipher.  There should be a warning on the cover - for time beings with time to think this through:).  That being said, I did enjoy the journey.  The characters feel real and complicated.  Worth reading with the above caveat.  4 stars

Speculative fiction with Japanese and Japanese-American characters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: War

gabriellerza's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and War

veronica0mcdougall's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

roseblossom999's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and War