Reviews tagging 'Death'

Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline

16 reviews

tania_mybookishsecret's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Death, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent, Animal death, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Self harm, and Addiction

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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? Yes

4.75

This was my first book by Ms. Dimaline, and she has me hooked. This writing was like cutting and edgy and poetic and just so incredibly raw and real. It felt so authentic to the rough-as-hell years of middle and high school. And the exploring of the sexuality and the fascination with dark things. I loved it all. I highly recommend this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Mental illness, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Murder, Alcohol, Confinement, and Sexual content

yasidiaz's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

I'm so surprised I even picked this book, and even more surprised that I enjoyed it so much. 

I tend to go for lighthearted and cheesy romances, and I'm always rooting for a happy ending. So for me to pick a book that from the book description alone, I could tell it wasn't going to be my usual cheesy and happy queer romances. Instead, I was taken to a heartwrenching story filled with grief, death, and love. 

This book was exactly what I expected, which is always a good thing, and while it surprised me in a few parts, it didn't surprise me enough for 5 stars. I would still love to read more from this author, as they have a way of not just words, but take off through the journey of a biracial Native girl and her loss. I also sometimes felt the characters didn't feel strong for me, especially those who weren't Phil and Winifred. I would have loved to get more depth from the supporting characters, especially the antagonistic ones like Penny. Hated her guts, but sometimes felt the way she was described harbored some internalized misogyny. Had the characters felt more real to me, this would have been a 5 stars book for sure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Addiction, and Death

happyunicorn7's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, Death, and Drug use

racheloddment's review

dark hopeful reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Animal death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Self harm

audreylee's review

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

There were threads for a wonderful story but none came to fruition.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying

drtx_bwt's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Lesbophobia, and Bullying

Minor: Sexual content and Panic attacks/disorders

mpbookreviews's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective fast-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 and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Vomit, Drug abuse, Bullying, Animal death, Death of parent, and Homophobia

saara_ilona_muu's review

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Self harm, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Lesbophobia, Bullying, Child death, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Animal death, and Death of parent

chronologically_charlie's review

dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Self harm, Drug abuse, Racism, Bullying, and Lesbophobia