Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds

20 reviews

readwithsophsx's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death of parent, and Death

madisone's review

emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Blood

sunflowersarepretty's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

bookworm247's review

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Murder

marissasa's review

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

This outstanding, raw graphic adaptation of a novel originally written in verse was very quick to make me cry. The poetry and the story are deeply emotional and rooted in so much pain, anger, and sadness.  The watercolor art direction was a perfect choice for this work, and I was breathless when big moments in the verse were paired with a full two page spread. The concept of the main parts of the story taking place all in a 60 second elevator ride alone is genius, but the execution went above and beyond with layers of complexity that I know I will be thinking about for days. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

saraellenme's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Drug use, Death of parent, and Grief

nila's review

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.25

Gorgeous artwork accompanying the story. I was on the edge every time I turned the page. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Death, Child death, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use

memorable's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Wow! I didn’t know what I was getting myself into when picking this up. I had goosebumps all the way through it! 
Reynolds has done an amazing job picking the right words. And Novgorodoff has done an amazing job creating the paintings that make this story unbelievable and give it even more meaning.
Definitively a must read for everyone! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, and Violence

Toxic masculinity

marywahlmeierbracciano's review

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Jason Reynolds' Long Way Down was the perfect book to remix as a graphic novel.  The free verse text unfolds into a smooth, illustrated narrative alongside Danica Novgorodoff's expressive watercolors.  I think this format will also be more enticing and accessible to teen readers than Reynolds' novel in verse.  In the story, fifteen-year-old Will is on his way to shoot the guy who shot and killed his brother.  On the elevator to the ground floor, he's visited by family and friends who'd also fallen to gun violence.  This is a touching, telling, beautiful book about—above all—love.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Grief, and Murder

sabrinalgoss's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Death, Violence, and Murder