Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

8 reviews

tbwhite23's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Abandonment, and War

sarabrogan's review

adventurous emotional funny 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

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Cursing, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Violence, and War

immoralrite's review

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief and Death

mandi4886's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Abandonment, Child death, and Bullying

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Sexism

imstephtacular's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death, and War

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Ableism, Bullying, Medical content, Child death, Alcoholism, and Animal death

wolfiegrrrl's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I first read and fell in love with this sweet story about a very good dog whose presence helps a town cope with their sadness when I was in 4th grade, and I decided to revisit it years later as an adult to see if it still touched me the same way.

This slice of life deals with abandonment, loss of loved ones, the struggle to make friends, the complicated feelings that come from being uprooted and moving to a new place, and the loneliness of old age in a way that's comforting and easy to understand. There is also brief discussion about the effects prison, war, and addiction have on a person. It's not too much for a child to process and it's a sweet kind of melancholy to read as an adult.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Child death, Bullying, Abandonment, Death of parent, War, Ableism, Addiction, and Slavery

alisonmonique's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Alcoholism

eamily's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent, Slavery, Ableism, War, and Child death