Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Gorzki smak jej wielkiej radości by Tahereh Mafi

17 reviews

emilysawyer's review against another edition

reflective sad 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? Yes

1.5

I kept waiting for the plot… and then I got to the end of the book. There was no plot. No rising action, no climax, no resolution. Just sad existential trains of thought from the main character whose life is so terrible and family hates her (but not really). Unfortunately I disliked this book so much. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Mental illness

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Addiction, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

sbbailey's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

i have a lot of thoughts about this book, on the one hand it’s half baked until about 75% but then it still doesn’t make complete sense. on the other hand i see what the author was trying to do here, it was very poetic, in a way. but some authors aren’t equipped to write true poetic work. i get what mafi was trying to do with this book. it didn’t make sense until the end because it wasn’t supposed to the main characters thoughts were so jumbled because of GREIF, mafi just didn’t assemble it correctly. it had great potential, but the potential wasn’t met. she wrote this book with the write concept for the times, but the writing just doesn’t do it justice. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Hate crime

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

4.0

As a former Muslim who grew up during 9/11 and post 9/11, this book def hit some feelings. Def look up content/trigger warnings tho. There is at least brief mentions of a few different things.
Although I didn't love the romance aspect and would've loved to see more of Noah, I thoroughly enjoyed this book on family, grief, and struggles of being Muslim in a country that thinks you are the personification of pure evil. I was a little confused at the beginning with the switching of time a few times throughout the book tho.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Racism, Self harm, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident

handapandaowens's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I wish this book was longer!!!! Such amazing detail and I feel like there’s so much more to Shadi’s story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Xenophobia

wrinnola's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt

julierambaeck's review against another edition

emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I thought this was extremely repetitive! The characters were very flawed and not very likeable. I think if this was a short story, it would have been better, because the message was just repeated way too many times throughout the book…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

ambi_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Self harm, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

jadie_berg's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Hate crime, Self harm, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Car accident

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and War

martinaaw's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Islamophobia