Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel

31 reviews

ambersbakesandbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Antisemitism, Xenophobia, Grief, and War

ramseyreadsbooks's review

emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Death of parent

keepsleep's review

challenging emotional inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Murder, Violence, Police brutality, War, Death of parent, Antisemitism, and Deportation

Minor: Blood, Torture, Gun violence, Sexual content, Cursing, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

sam_rm94's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

Paper is powerful 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Genocide

calliecachat's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

I loved this book! This was my first book club pick and it led to some good conversation. I loved the ending. The story was fast-paced, romantic, it kept my attention, and it has stayed with me since I finished it. 

“There’s something almost miraculous about seeing a child’s eyes light up when you hand him a book that intrigues him. I’ve always thought that it’s those children—the ones who realize that books are magic—who will have the brightest lives.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, and War

bertrandlm's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and War

leanna_vera's review

dark emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism and Racism

Moderate: Death, War, and Death of parent

Minor: Torture

amberjackonski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, Antisemitism, Gun violence, and Death

val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Death of parent, Murder, Genocide, Death, War, and Gun violence

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Sexual content

karimorton33's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed this read, despite parts of it being probably unrealistic to reality, it is fiction and it showed a new piece of WWII that I hadn't learned anything about in the past. Some of the characters didn't really progress in the learning or personality, but the plot kept things moving along. (Read for Central Book Club)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Death of parent, and Antisemitism