Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Red Sorghum by Mo Yan

4 reviews

elishabird's review

dark sad tense

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Blood, Sexual content, Death, Gore, Animal death, Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, Mental illness, Child death, Suicide, and Death of parent

popiloey's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death of parent, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content and Alcoholism

seanml's review

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Red Sorghum was very casually the most graphic thing I’ve ever read. Its backdrop is 20th century China, jumping around between the early 1920s and through the intense Japanese occupation of 1939 and 1940. If you want a story where things get bad and then they get worse and then become entrenched in misfortune, this may be for you. 7.5/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Miscarriage, Gore, Sexual assault, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Physical abuse, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Genocide, and War

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, Classism, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Drug use, Addiction, Incest, and Suicide

buttermykneecaps's review

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, War, Torture, Sexual violence, and Rape