Reviews tagging 'Death'

Prendila così by Joan Didion

17 reviews

sophia66201's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Abortion, and Death

emry23's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Suicide

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, and Addiction

Minor: Homophobia

ktkeps's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Suicide, Abortion, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness

briannad4's review against another edition

dark sad

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Homophobia

Moderate: Death

colinede's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide, Abortion, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Death, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Pregnancy

fifofi's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Abortion, and Suicide

sofah's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Drug use, and Death

okkinu's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Rape, Suicide, Vomit, and Abortion

annasreads612's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Death of parent, and Car accident

miriameckl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.0

I struggle to give the book a rating because it doesn‘t have an impact on me, I‘m not connected to the characters or to the story at all but I did enjoy reading it. I guess I have to think about it for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Abortion, Alcohol, Death, and Misogyny