Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Pure Colour by Sheila Heti

64 reviews

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Incest and Mental illness

moonpeach's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

issymaae's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Incest, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide, Stalking, and Alcohol

rrriver's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

snavehannah's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

macncheese_pdf's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Incest, Grief, and Death of parent

hermana's review against another edition

emotional hopeful relaxing sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This book made me want turn into a leaf and have some processing time. It is written more like a poem. I loved the metaphors of bear, bird, and fish. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

maricela's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Incest, and Death of parent

smallhataccessiblekeys's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

The first part of this book delighted me so thoroughly that I kept reading passages aloud to whoever was around but to be honest I... couldn't make it through the tree part. Anyone else find this?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

desheebasara's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

We could be together in a leaf but you be playin

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent