Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Regeneration by Pat Barker

5 reviews

kttylatte's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad

4.25

i was hesitant to read it because i couldn’t really tell what it was going to be about (plus reading it for college) but i really enjoyed it. it put me through the mill a bit, i found certain sections very emotional and reflective. i do just love and adore pat barker’s writing style, which i think made it even better!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail

erinbrenner's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, War, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Chronic illness, Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Antisemitism

davbat's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.5

Well written and engaging. Remarkable that the author could take one of the saddest periods in British history and write it in a way that provokes almost no emotion or sympathy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, and Cannibalism

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Classism

thevintageflowerfaerie's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-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: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail

dana_katherine's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Bought this a bit on a whim while stranded in a train station; devoured in a few sittings. I loved the way she weaves fiction and history together, the characters are beautifully drawn and the reflection on the traumas of war is thoughtful, incisive, sad, hopeful, humanist... a challenging read but wonderful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail