Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Last Words from Montmartre by Qiu Miaojin

6 reviews

rosie_valadez's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Animal death

robinks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.5

The afterword really helped to contextualize this novel, which made me appreciate it more. I read it cover-to-cover, though Miaojin suggests reading in any order, but I still found it very challenging to follow the emotions of the protagonist and the narrative (though I suppose that might be the point). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Animal death, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual content

dycojams's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Animal death and Sexual content

talonsontypewriters's review

dark reflective 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Mental illness, Grief, and Animal death

Moderate: Suicide, Death, Sexual content, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Eating disorder

Minor: Rape, Vomit, Alcohol, and Racial slurs

gagne's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Animal death and Grief

Qiu Miaojin was a famous lesbian Taiwanese writer who died by suicide in Paris in 1995 and this book is loosely based on her life prior to her death and was published post-mortem.

morebedsidebooks's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Grief and Animal death

Minor: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse