Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Castello di sabbia by Pierre Oscar Lévy

13 reviews

marslotus's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Reading this after watching the movie feels like drinking water in a desert. It's fast but mysterious and uses some art style choices I don't quite understand (like putting dark shadows over the characters as they're talking making them appear a bit scary when all they're doing is sitting in the shade?). So.. solid story, wish it was a little more substantial.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Islamophobia, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Animal death, Cursing, Grief, Racism, and Death of parent

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Excrement, Confinement, and Rape

ashadaxa's review against another edition

fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

rory_john14's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Racism, Animal death, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Hate crime, Confinement, Death, Child death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Violence, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Torture

rebelstorm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

Somehow M. Night Shyamalan made it better?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Racism, Sexual content, and Death

_daintybunni's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Death, and Death of parent

ladykatka's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

1.0

I read this after watching Old hoping it would be different or reveal something the movie lacked. This just left me feeling confused, like I missed something. Such a good premise but needed longer to flesh it out better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Dementia

mothcannibalism's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

watched the shyamalan movie and it sucked, so i decided to read the graphic novel. it was surprisingly good, poignant and thoughtful. it doesn't waste time answering that which doesn't need to be answered because the whys aren't the main point here, but the way the story presented is a microcosm of life and death itself. existentialism goes brrrr.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Racism

anabar's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

Relentlessly, and purposefully, it throws tragedy after tragedy at the characters who, like the reader, are staggering to keep up with what's happening.  Sandcastle is an incredibly short graphic novel. I should have considered the length before I started reading because due to my expectations going in, I'm left disappointed that things weren't taken a bit slower. However, if you don't mind rapid pacing, that isn't an issue. I found the dialogue quite crude, and the characters unbelievable - especially the children. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, and Death of parent

majokko's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, and Animal death

Minor: Rape

aleesquer's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Dementia, Body horror, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Dementia, Grief, Infidelity, and Racism

Minor: Rape