Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner

10 reviews

alanna23's review

emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Bullying, and Body shaming

Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Grief, and Infidelity

tbrxinfinity's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Murder, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Alcohol

_ingrah's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia, Death, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Bullying, and Classism

bahnsar's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Murder, and Death

Minor: Death of parent, Gun violence, and Suicide

jamiejanae_6's review

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Classism, Death, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

kinga1204's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content

iamthelizardqueen's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Not what I thought it was going to be but amazing nonetheless 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Death, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Violence, and Suicide attempt

internationalreads's review

adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Murder, Mental illness, Infidelity, Grief, and Fatphobia

caribbeangirlreading's review

challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.5

WARNING:  This book is best read poolside, preferably while enjoying a frozen adult beverage. 

 

SYNOPSIS - Daphne Berg is a plus-size Instagrammer.  She’s not much of an influencer, but she does OK.  In high school she used to be “friends” with Drue Cavanaugh, the school’s Queen Bee.  You know the kind – gorgeous, thin, rich, and very, very mean.  Six years after the fight that ended their friendship, Drue comes back into Daphne’s life, to ask her to be a bridesmaid at her Cape Cod wedding. Daphne says yes. 

 

Big Summer starts out as a women’s fiction book about social media, toxic friendships, and body image issues.  Then at page 171 the author dropped a plot twist that came out of left field and basically changed the genre of the book.  What happens next is implausible, and totally ridiculous.  And I enjoyed every minute of it.  I gasped.  I laughed out loud.  I cheered for Daphne.  What I did not do, was take this book seriously.  But you know, in a world full of kale salads, every once in a while, we need to enjoy dessert, guilt free.  In fact, Daphne would insist you do.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Murder, and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion

stromjm's review

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Murder, Death of parent, and Violence

Minor: Suicide