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faithemt's review against another edition
i couldn't get into this so stopped reading it and returned to library.
cstein's review
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
A beautiful book. The little things caught me by surprise.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Genocide, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, War, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Drug use
Minor: Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism
terriep's review
2.0
I don't have any strong problems with the book; I don't have any particular praise. It's 300 pages of how a wife, son, and best friend deal (or mostly doesn't deal) with the death of her husband/dad/friend. There's not really a cheerful page in the book, yet even though it deals with an emotional topic, I never felt emotionally connected to the characters. The story and extremely limited plot line does use the 3 main characters to show 3 very different reactions to grief and different ways to deal with death. It was just ....... okay.
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