Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

32 reviews

nocilantroextraolives's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Honestly, this book reminded me why humans are so amazing. It wasn't sugar coating anything, just examining the heights we can achieve when we work together, and the goodness we can be. Would recommend for dark times - but skip the part about the small animal dying.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death

There is a brief scene of trying to kill an animal that won't die easily and it's pretty graphic, but less than a minute long. If you just skip, you won't be losing anything.

readandfindout's review against another edition

4.25

challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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On first read in 2019: 4.5 stars

2024 reread

Overall rating: 4.25 stars

Style/writing: 4.5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Characters: 4 stars
Plot: 4 stars
Worldbuilding: 4.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Abandonment

Minor: Body horror, Death, Blood, Vomit, War, Injury/Injury detail