Reviews tagging 'Grief'

We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez

21 reviews

annamwallace66's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Trafficking, Classism, Cursing, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Child death, Gore, and Grief

savheath's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Cursing, Police brutality, Blood, Death of parent, Deportation, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Medical content, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Kidnapping and Torture

jordynkw's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Blood, Child death, Death, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, Gore, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Sexual violence

izzyluna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Racism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Deportation, Grief, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment

transquake's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Child death, and Confinement

Moderate: Pregnancy, Rape, Fatphobia, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Child death, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Rape, Blood, Grief, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Death, and Sexual assault

100_pages_hr's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

Harrowing fictional account of three teenagers who flee danger in Guatemala for a better life in the United States. This was almost impossible to listen to because their lives were so difficult but I think sometimes we need to read the hard books to be reminded about how fortunate we are. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Confinement, Grief, Sexual assault, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Rape, Blood, and Vomit

oriannajoi's review against another edition

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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Blood, Police brutality, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Grief, Violence, Xenophobia, Death, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Deportation, and Hate crime

lindsloveslit's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

I just read back-to-back five star reads for the first time in my life (this & Take My Hand)! 😭 They were both fictional stories with very, VERY real implications that made me feel all the feels. They are also both MUST READS because of their perspective and impact.

We Are Not From Here was full of trauma and heart break. 💔 It was a raw, real, heavy, and incredibly important book. In it, Sanchez wrote about the neverending trials of three kids from Guatemala, who went on their journey for freedom and safety. I'm not a big cryer, but I wept as horrible injustices were told page after page, chapter after chapter. All I wanted to do, the entire time, was hug the main characters. 💓😭 I wanted to be able to look them in the eye and truthfully tell them that everything would be okay - that they mattered. That their life and feelings and family and history all mattered.

When y'all pick up this book (because you NEED TO), make sure to take breaks to breathe. It's another book that I encourage you to read with others. Shout-out to the @the.storygraph for its spoiler free buddy reads and thanks to @bookclusion for organizing the read with @stories_and_sweaters & @lizzy0305! 🤗

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Gun violence

bookclusion's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence