Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman

5 reviews

jpt007's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is a masterpiece. It’s been years since I’ve had the chance to read it but after coming across a reel in Instagram I decided to seek it out.

Characters- 5/5*
Beautifully fleshed out. So much so that at time it’s very painful. I just wish I could give Kaden a big hug but I doubt that would do much good. Every character is so deep (pun intended).

Conflict- 5/5*
I don’t cry when reading books very often. I cried. I don’t know how Shusterman is able to put it to words so effortlessly but it was exactly right.

Plot- 5/5*

It shouldn’t have been that enthralling but it was. I did not want to stop reading it. Not even to get my sleep.

Setting- 5/5* 
Well developed and cryptic when it needed to be. The way he blended the two world together was seamless.

Theme- 5/5*

But it’s not going to happen today—and there is a deep, abiding comfort in that. Deep enough to carry me through till tomorrow.

Overall Score: 5/5⭐️

Read this book it is to good to not read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

Minor: Vomit and Suicide attempt

jojo_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Medical content, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body horror, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Ableism, Death, Grief, Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

laurajones's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death

typedtruths's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Minor: Death

loganware's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Grief, Medical content, Rape, and Self harm