Reviews tagging 'Death'

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

20 reviews

teatimewtrisha's review

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Grief, Violence, Cancer, Rape, Abortion, Death, and Death of parent

stacymc's review

challenging emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Racism, Violence, Infidelity, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Abortion, Cancer, Grief, and Rape

mandi4886's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Cancer

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Classism, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, and Slavery

hodgeonlucy's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Whilst I admire Jones' formidable writing ability, this book was just not for me. It was a little slow, focusing on (purposefully) flawed characters. I understand the pace was meant to match Roy's incarceration and his release, but it felt sluggish and then suddenly very fast in the last couple of chapters. I also didn't really enjoy the section with the letters; again, Jones' ability to write in the characters' voice and make the letters believable was impressive, but they just came across as convenient plot-pushers. I did really like the epilogue, both the culmination of the plot felt right and the return to letter-based prose tied it into the rest of the book. Overall, I do think this book is beautiful and moving but it has a certain melancholy and slowness that you have to be in the mood for. Unfortunately, I was not.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Racism, Suicide, and Violence

sonyareadsbooks's review

emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Cancer, Violence, and Sexism

Minor: Police brutality, Death, and Death of parent

shelbyjo's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Violence, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Death, and Cancer

aquakerwitch's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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: Infidelity

Moderate: Rape, Racism, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide

abbystevenson's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• 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: Xenophobia, Racism, Police brutality, and Infidelity

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Grief, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

isabeldotml's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Racism

Minor: Rape

nicolaparty's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, and Infidelity

Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Rape, and Racism