Reviews tagging 'Grief'

A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride

24 reviews

fionasula's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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: Incest, Grief, Sexual violence, Suicide, Death, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

foolygirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Rape, Abandonment, Child abuse, Incest, Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Cancer, Bullying, and Death

paigereitz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This was a hard, hard read. The style was intentionally fragmented, like stream of conscious in the girl's head with limited punctuation or clarity of who is saying what. It was challenging material, and a challenging style. But it is unique. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Incest

ezravarley's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

listen to the audiobook!!!! i struggle to read prose that’s broken up and styled in the way this book is, so listening to it gave me the full harrowing devastating experience of taking in this story. absolutely crushing story of abuse. don’t expect to finish this and feel good! that’s my cup of tea though and i loved how irish it was so good rating from me 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Bullying, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, and Vomit

takin492's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Violence, Suicide, Pedophilia, Grief, Self harm, and Chronic illness

_rowan_'s review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Gore, Incest, Cancer, Rape, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Infidelity, Suicide, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Violence

danreviewsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I am absolutely devastated my god read a trigger warning list

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, Cancer, Pedophilia, Grief, and Incest

christie_evelyn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Incest, Grief, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit, Suicide, and Ableism

quirinebrouwer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit

alisonkolonick's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide