Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko

12 reviews

booksandcat's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Colonisation, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Vomit

prpltrtl946's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative fast-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

5.0

February 11, 2021
Wild ride!
What an extraordinary journey of trauma and fight this book is! I cried, cringed, laughed, and cheered. I can’t wait to meet the author at the February, Well-Read Native Book Club meeting! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Religious bigotry, Slavery, and Violence