Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

48 reviews

kimbo8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and War

roseblossom999's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Violence, Bullying, Gun violence, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Murder, Blood, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, and Incest

calathean's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Police brutality

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Excrement, and Misogyny

Minor: War, Torture, Domestic abuse, Child death, Rape, and Death of parent

liyaeshetu's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Police brutality, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Torture, Homophobia, Rape, Child abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Incest, and Misogyny

annalise_4202's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Incest, and Sexual content

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Torture

cshell12's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.75

While the narration was great, this audiobook was very challenging to follow. Lots of characters, narrative changes and sub plot stories (that do eventually come together and make sense). I think the would have been easier to read as a book. Definitely a complex story with an interesting plot, and though it’s part of a series it does feel complete/works as a stand alone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Incest, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Child death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Death of parent

starklinqs's review against another edition

4.0

A really interesting book with a beautiful writing style that I think translated well. Whenever I picked this book up, I'd want to keep reading on so it definitely sucked me in. I enjoyed following along with the story a lot. My biggest criticism, however, is that I wish the female characters were written better. It oftentimes felt like they existed as objects of infatuation, or to provide angst for men, but never as their own three-dimensional figures with their own characters or motivations. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Incest and Death of parent

br3adstick's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? N/A

5.0

shadow of the wind is a beautifully written story with quotes that resonate, and a plot that keeps you turning page after page.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, and Death

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Homophobia, War, and Alcohol

readandfindout's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

3.5

Style/writing: 4 stars
Themes: 3 stars
Characters: 2 stars
Plot: 4.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Police brutality, Blood, Violence, Domestic abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Torture, Physical abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Homophobia, Confinement, Incest, War, Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Death of parent and Excrement

krysley's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Incest, Murder, Police brutality, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Death of parent