Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

1 review

em8ly's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The type of book that I look up from it and I wonder why other people around me don't feel the pain I am feeling reading the book, as they go about their lives. Written beautifully and exceptionally, the relationships made in the book were an enjoyment to see come to fruition but so much of the sadness could have been hard to take in if I weren't in the mindset to read this book that I was. Overall, a fantastic read and a good look into what life was like during The Emergency. I definitely would recommend you be 18+ to read this.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Classism, Colonisation, Excrement, Islamophobia, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Sexual content, and Suicide