Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Die Unschuldigen by Michael Crummey

5 reviews

aproposniczego's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Incest, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cannibalism

taryndeanne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Child death, Grief, and Death of parent

sarrasegway's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Terminal illness

Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Incest, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

nmp's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cannibalism

annabunce's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

 While reading this I kept feeling like this was reading an adult version of survival adventure books I loved as a kid like Swiss Family Robinson or the Boxcar Children.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Incest, Sexual content, Grief, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Alcoholism and Racism