Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee

5 reviews

etyines's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

these are the stories that need to be told! fuck war and colonialism! 

i love the subtle nods to language here, wang di communicating with the girls in broken bits of various languages, kevin learning traditional chinese, it just adds a bit more richness and color and helps highlight how much of a melting pot singapore really is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, War, and Death of parent

thomasdj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, War, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Death, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Death of parent and Child death

betag1013's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Violence, War, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Rape, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, and Slavery

drraytay's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Child death, Medical trauma, War, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Sexual violence, Death, Murder, Blood, Slavery, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Pregnancy

qqjj's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, War, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Trafficking