Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Dauðinn er barningur by Elísa Björg Þorsteinsdóttir, Khaled Khalifa

9 reviews

shadow_cat94's review against another edition

This book feels very slow and dry. The characters are hard to get attached to which makes it hard to get invested in the plot. The external conflicts, while real, feel detached from what is happening as they just hit back to back without any forewarning. As someone unfamiliar to that environment it makes the reality of the situation feel more nonsensical than grounded.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, and War

drsa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

fkshg8465's review against another edition

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

3.0

Expected to like this one more. It was a good enough book, but a good solid read nonetheless and tons on cultural learning available.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Death of parent

snapshotsofabookishlass's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

jouljet's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and War

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

clarabooksit's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Suicide and Violence

alaa_ilikecats's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

plukevs's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Minor: Sexual assault