Reviews tagging 'Death'

Gorzki smak jej wielkiej radości by Tahereh Mafi

41 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

hilary_v's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Death

dramagirl2003's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

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

4.75

i still don’t know entirely what to make of this book, but it was certainly enlightening

thoughts while reading

p33: well i thought that but wasn’t 100% sure

p51: look i know it’s a bit weird when your friend is crushing on your sibling, but that is an overkill reaction

p71: maybe shadi was conducting herself with more maturity than shayda and that’s why the doctor assumed she was the oldest

p190: yeah you might as well have

p229: ali better not still be in zahra’s bathroom

quotes

p33:

There's no such thing as an Islamic terrorist.
It was morally impossible—philosophically impossible—to be Muslim and a terrorist at the same time. There was nothing in Islam that condoned the taking of innocent lives.
And yet there it was, every day, every day, the conflation:
Muslim terrorist. Islamic terrorist.

p136:

I had a thousand human needs that needed tending to and I felt paralyzed by the weight of those needs…
…worrying that I perhaps I wasn't eating enough or sleeping enough…
…my heart and mind were so full these days they were stretching at the seams…

p190:

I realized, as I cried myself to sleep that night, that I might've hurt him less had I simply driven a stake through his heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia

Moderate: Death and Xenophobia

Minor: Mental illness, Self harm, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

kokoberry's review

emotional sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Car accident and War

cerebellum's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Self harm

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

I enjoyed this, but I think that to much was happening and none of it get wrapped up or flushed out. I appreciate the topics discussed in this, all of them being hard and difficult conversations, but half of them weren’t even concluded. This also just felt off to me? I’m not Muslim so I can’t speak on the 
Representation And the some of the  topics discussed, but it just didn’t seem All that well done to me. I know the author is Muslim so maybe that’s her experience, but read reviews from Muslim readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

annie2000's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

I think this book perfectly describes complicated relationships and grief. It felt very realistic. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Xenophobia

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

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