Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry

5 reviews

kyriannaj's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

deerling's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It's hard to say anything about this book even though it's not been long since I finished it. The dialogue structure was pretty weird and sometimes I was confused who was speaking. The book alternated between flashbacks and the present, which gave more flesh to the characters. It was interesting to read a book where I didn't like any of the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Stalking

joannalouise's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment

miaaa_lenaaa's review

reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

I really just didnt care :/

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

penelopereads's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

Wasn’t so much taken by the story but was blown away by the beautiful, poetic descriptions. Water - rain, sea - and birds recurring motifs. Loneliness, sadness, broken-heartedness and melancholy. Feeling lost, hopeless. There’s darkness in the book. There’s a sense of something threatening.
I loved the Spanish setting and enjoyed getting lost again in Granada, Seville, Barcelona, Cadiz, Malaga.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Stalking, and Death of parent