Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

14 reviews

goodin10tions's review

dark emotional tense fast-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: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Excrement, Death of parent, and Colonisation

gnomeo's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.0

This was appallingly predicted. Stereotypical of the interpretation  of thesituation during the time of slavery into sentimental pap. I picked this book up in error. If you want to know about black history, this historical fiction will not give it to you. Of course, lovely happy ending for the black slaves and ‘effectively’ whites burned at the stake. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

Not worth reading

gretchlikestoread's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I’ll be honest I am NOT a historical fiction girlie, but this book was chosen for bookclub. I really did end up liking this book a lot (I listened to the audiobook and the narrators were incredible.) It’s definitely full of tragedy but it’s a beautiful story that’s worth a read (or listen).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, and Slavery

farmwife's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

Reading this book required time to recover. I’m changed by its pages. The wounds left on my heart cut deeply. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault

teacupsandfirereads's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

3.0

This story was dark. It was full of one bad thing happening after another. It was also overly dramatic, which I found overdone. I wish we heard more from Belle, I felt she was short-changed in her time in the spotlight. I wish we got to know more about what brought Lavinia there. I felt it didn't tell the whole picture to give the real story. Somehow, it kept me to the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, and Murder

leahrreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Incest, and Racial slurs

kaylovespurple's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, and Slavery

Moderate: Child death and Pregnancy

Minor: Incest, Rape, Violence, Grief, and Sexual harassment

lady_elle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

gimmebacon's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse

olivia_stoney's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I had to read this book for school, so I’m a little biased to not like it; however, I didn’t expect to like it as much as I did. Great story, a little slow at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, and Cultural appropriation