Reviews tagging 'Death'

Wierzyliśmy jak nikt by Rebecca Makkai

131 reviews

alexaschnur's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

this book won’t leave my head and im grateful for that. beautifully constructed beautifully written and beautifully researched. i sobbed for half of it and im recommending it to everyone i know

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Terminal illness

Moderate: Police brutality

torianne9413's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Terminal illness

hstcrow's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Another one to add to the list of “books that made me cry”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal cruelty and Injury/Injury detail

rivkah88's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

Amazing story — the intertwining of timelines and impact of traumatic events both at the time they happen and later on was so beautifully done. The characters and strength of friendships is so powerful. An LGBTQ+ read for anyone, and one I could see returning to year after year. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Grief

thatsssorachael's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

Minor: Alcoholism

sful40's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

I honestly would say that this book made very emotional just due to complexities of what the characters had to go through and me reflect and think as well. I would say this book makes the characters like everyday people that had to go through the challenges of being gay in the 80s and dealing with the AIDs pandemic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Drug abuse and Police brutality

knapier5's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Grief, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

ienbdri's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, and Pregnancy

christinereads1823's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-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

4.5

Deep and thought-provoking, Makkai's writing is evocative and painfully stark. The Great Believers is a story of love, loss, friendship, trauma, and healing, and it is so important for everyone to read and process.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

juliej0715's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book. It was a slow start for me, but I also read it in super small chunks at first so it was hard to keep people straight. About 1/3 in, it really picked up and I couldn't stop thinking about it and reading it. It's so sad yet perpetually full of hope and love and friendship and caring, and reflecting on what's important in life. It was so good I want to read it again. I wish there were more books exactly like this one. I also loved it being set in boystown (now northalsted) Chicago and knowing all the places they were going around Lakeview and the city. Just so good overall.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic