Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

Wierzyliśmy jak nikt by Rebecca Makkai

5 reviews

kerriski's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Drug use, Hate crime, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, and War

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

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-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? Yes

3.5

I wanted to like this book more than I did.  The dual timelines broke up the story too much for me.  I preferred the story set in 1980s Chicago to the one in the present day.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

veskumelooni's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Hate crime and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Violence and Mass/school shootings

samarakroeger's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

it took me a minute to become ensconced in the story and then I couldn't put it down.  I stayed up until 2 AM crocheting and listening to this audiobook get sadder and sadder and before I knew it, the book was over.  this is one I need to sit with for a bit, but color me impressed.

if you liked Still Life by Sarah Winman, you'll love this.  very similar books in many ways (with different settings and plots, obviously).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, and Abandonment