Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

13 reviews

hazzardfreak02's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-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? No

4.75

I couldn't put this one down! The two narratives are flawlessly blended together. It's an emotionally moving story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Child abuse

Moderate: Death of parent and Child death

jenn_'s review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Child abuse, Sexual assault, War, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Grief, and Pregnancy

moody_gobling's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

1.5

Seemed a lot like misery open to me. I found a lot of things to be contrived and unrealistic. I am grateful that I read it before giving it as a gift to the person I had intended to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Child death, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

shannonredwine8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Bullying and Child abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Child death, and Death of parent

elaineh7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual assault

meixymei's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Grief, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: War, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

cozjetez's review

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent

nagoatsis's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

k_galloway's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Racism, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Trafficking, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Bullying, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Grief, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Violence and War

Minor: Pregnancy

very graphic child sexual abuse scene

abbimarie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Pedophilia, and Child abuse

Minor: War, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Alcoholism, and Abandonment