Reviews tagging 'War'

Moloka'i by Alan Brennert

6 reviews

lo_lo_ma's review against another edition

emotional informative sad slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

lindsayerin's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

lynsea's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Heartbreaking and realistic read. Informative read to understand this not-so-well-known history of Hawai’i. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

Minor: Colonisation and War

alixcallender's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Outing, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Racism, Transphobia, and War

a_m_c's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Minor: Racism, Transphobia, and War

dani_007's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, and War

Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts