Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

30 reviews

rosie_valadez's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, and Grief

chloelyee's review

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Medical content, Addiction, Death, Suicide, Fatphobia, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Blood, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

xxlua's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

best ed rep ive read by far

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Grief, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Eating disorder, Blood, and Suicide attempt

joan_zyaire's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

The first time I read this book, I was an impressionable 9 year old. Reading it again a decade later, It's not so bad. I definitely didn't remember the ending except for the "thawing" quote. I'd go as far as to say that this book is better than "A Little Life" because it didn't feel like 'sad porn' (sad for the sake of being sad). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Self harm

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Minor: Death, Grief, Body shaming, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

eloraborealis's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Grief, Medical content, Self harm, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

itsjadenbaby's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

A decent read for anyone who wants to learn about the internal dialogue of someone with an eating disorder. Overall, the book is captivating enough that you want to continue, but for me, it was not profound.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Bullying, and Alcohol

theresacordova's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Car accident, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

Moderate: Cursing and Emotional abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

marvelgirl's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Vomit, and Eating disorder

chey46's review

emotional mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Grief

Moderate: Self harm and Death

xaugust's review

dark reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Infidelity and Alcoholism