Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher

10 reviews

randirambles17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is one of the best books I've read in a long time. I had trouble sleeping because I was thinking about what would happen next in the story. It is gripping, well-written, and cuts to the heart of humanity in a beautiful and painful way. The twists and turns in the story are realistic and unexpected. 

I love everything about this book and will be reading it again!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Confinement, Animal death, Blood, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Suicide, Child death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Abortion and Incest

amelia_horseman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Trafficking, Vomit, Death, Animal death, Violence, Suicide, and Pandemic/Epidemic

booksanna's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I am really glad that I picked up this book because of this cute concept. I truly enjoyed embarking on this adventure with Griz and his dog. 

First of all, Griz’s fresh and naive view of our current world was really interesting. As Griz discovers more of his world, we learn about the past and how humanity will be a full circle.

I loved how the world and nature rebuilt themselves after all the humans died. It  just seems so fitting for Earth to heal from us.

I also thought the world building was beautifully written (I could picture so many of these sceneries), yet realistic for a 12 year old child. It felt like a little diary

I will say for how many books Griz read, she couldn’t put dialogue into quotations? But I guess if it’s a diary she didn’t have to

and the wording definitely reflected it. I loved seeing the main character’s personality and curious questions around the world

like how did we sound when we had lots of people? Did we appreciate the wonders of the world as much as he did?

that brought such a different perspective on our real world. I also loved how this feels like a mini coming of age story as we see the main character question their emotions, values, and actions. This main character is very reflective for a 12 year old.

The reflections about appreciating the little things, how she met Joan Dark, and the burning of that church. Also all the roasting Griz does for herself about her questionable actions.

 

The plot gets better as you get closer towards the end of the story. The tension and intriguing of the story felt like slowly blowing up a ballon and waiting for it to pop. Primarily, we just get Griz exploring the world with Jip for most of the world. But I really liked the mini internal and external conflicts Griz had on this adventure. I was really rooting for the MC on those journeys.  
I will say some things were predictable

Joy being alive, Sweethope being burned down, Griz getting sick, John Dark getting angry over the necklace

because of the fitting obliviousness of the main character, yet it was still enjoyable. I also did not predict the multiple plot twists in the book like

Griz being a girl, Jip coming back, Jess beign alive, John Dark falling into a hole, the Cult Breeder Group

. Overall, the scenery, world-building, and the thoughts of the main character are the primary focus of the book. Very enjoyable and interesting. Would recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Trafficking, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Gore

cosmicruin's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Transphobia, and Violence

kylemhaggerty's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Confinement, Death, Rape, Miscarriage, and Animal cruelty

maulikki's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Well written story about getting your dog back. The imagery of the nature-claimed world is immersive. A good mix of plot and character. And dogs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Animal death, and Blood

Moderate: Violence, Slavery, Sexism, Rape, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Miscarriage

jo_22's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This started good but got better and better with a few great twists towards the end (and all wholesome even though it is a dark book). There was a lot of anticipation and suspense throughout the book. Times when I was heartbroken and “wanted to look away” or stop listening, since I read this on audiobook. 
I liked Griz and the dogs, I liked how things tied together and how there was some breaking of the fourth wall / commentary 
The book is emotional and dark yet also hopeful and a refute of nihilistic views towards the end of the world. 
Would oddly compare it a bit to Fredrick Backman books even though this has more danger & death. Both write about humanity, morality, purpose & meaning, love/family/relationships, bonds with animals, ethics, religion, imagination/stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Death, Kidnapping, Confinement, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

kstericker's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Miscarriage, Gun violence, and Child abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, Excrement, and Pregnancy

amnda527's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

nata_c's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Child death, Rape, Trafficking, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry