Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Die Unschuldigen by Michael Crummey

16 reviews

franksreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide and Cannibalism

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

sarahjsnider's review against another edition

4.75

Reading about dirt poor Newfoundland colonists is very much my shit. I loved this but not everyone will. I was extremely leery of the taboos present here. I think it works well in a Biblical framework. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Incest

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

jegan4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Cannibalism

zee's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

3.75

After their parents die from a harsh illness, youngsters Evered and Ava struggle to survive with what little knowledge they have. Crummy does an excellent job of portraying the unrelenting difficulties of coastal Newfoundland, and the prose is so perfectly written to place you there with them. However, there's an underlying uneasiness to the book. There are horrific scenes showing desperate attempts at survival, and an uncomfortable sexual tension between brother and sister that surfaces often in the latter half of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Cannibalism

hstcrow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Incest, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

rbynski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad 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: Animal death, Child abuse, Incest, and Death of parent

westfacingwindow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Colonisation

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

margaretrose's review against another edition

incest wasn't necessary. I get that they don't know what sex is but it still weirds me out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Incest, Sexual content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment