Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

15 reviews

patrickphelps's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, and Gore

Moderate: Violence and Blood

blakelyschmidt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.5

This book was so emotionally jarring that I bawled my eyes out! It is very sad, but very well written. Definitely read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

It is very sad in the injuries that happen. Don’t read if you’re triggered by animal death or injury description.

kimberlina82's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense fast-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

5.0

Such a great book, and if you’ve ever been to the Ozarks you know that the author does a fantastic job describing the beauty. Growing up in a family of hunters, with both beagles and coon hounds this book really took me back to my childhood. I read through laughter, smiles, and tears. A really beautiful way to reminisce on a childhood long since gone. ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

goosiana's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad fast-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

5.0

It is a little graphic at times and has animal death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Blood

Moderate: Grief and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror

peachani's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.75

It's nice that the author was able to reminisce about his childhood, but we should probably leave this book in the past. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Domestic abuse, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Classism

sknappy1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Grief

Minor: Racial slurs

melist6's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Blood, and Classism

Minor: Violence

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.5

The emotional trauma of this one is strong, but it’s also a sweet story at its heart. Full review to come!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

lily_june's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.25

What I mean about the book not being diverse is just that it’s really only about 1 boy and his two dogs, and his family sometimes. So not overall racist, but not super diverse either.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Blood

rdawnl's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring 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? No

5.0

My whole family enjoyed this book, me (34F), my husband (36M), our daughter (9F) and our son (6M). We listened to it on Audible on road trips. I read this book as a kid also and loved it then. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, and Blood