Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

5 reviews

hedyharper's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Terminal illness, Dementia, Grief, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, War, and Classism

bella613's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

This seems like a book I would like but I found myself waiting for the audiobook to just be done. I was immensely relieved when it was over.
Maybe I would have enjoyed it more if the main character wasn't such a terrible person. 

I was pretty tired listening to this and maybe if I had tried reading the physical book I would have been more into it. It's like slice-of-life except the slice is actually the entire thing. And the life in question is one of a guy who sees women as less than human and does stuff like drugging his entire family so they'll bother him less. 

I was VERY concerned that they were gonna eat a baby at one point but thankfully that did not happen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Trafficking, Murder, War, and Classism

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

mariposa517's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, and Drug use

Minor: Miscarriage, Violence, and Death of parent

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adverb17's review against another edition

informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, and Slavery

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Blood, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Fatphobia, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

sarah_speaks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Rape, Pregnancy, and War