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Toda a Gente Nesta Sala um Dia Há de Morrer by Emily Austin

43 reviews

lilyooh's review against another edition

dark funny fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

mandareads222's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Suicide, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Outing

chrisljm's review against another edition

funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Not the most uplifting book but I did find it fascinating and a bit profound. I loved the dry humor and being able to see Gilda's thought process and, while depressing, the very unique way she views the world. I'm filled with a sad sort of empathy for Gilda and the way anxiety impacts her, but I'm also left stunned at the heartbreaking beauty that shines through Emily Austin's prose. 

For example, there's one instance in the novel where Gilda recounts how through the difficulty she faces to feel happy, the only recent time she can remember being so is when she watched a movie with her girlfriend. She then proceeds to contemplate the role Catholicism plays in peoples lives, and theorizes that it's a solution to existential dread, how it's comforting to imagine we have loved ones waiting for us afterwards, that there is someone in this life who watches over us and loves us, and that perhaps it gives our lives meaning. But as someone who's queer, "it's ironic that a belief system theoretically created to help me feel safe and meaningful takes away one of the few things that makes me feel like my life is worth living at all." 

Another instance occurs on Gilda's 28th birthday where she ruminates just how long she's existed: in days, in months, in the years of other parts of this planetary system. "I read once that women are born with all the eggs that they will ever produce in their life. That means the egg that formed me is as old as my mother. From that perspective, part of me is fifty-one."

Gilda is so introspective, in ways that I am not, and despite being left with this tender sadness, I appreciate that I now have this to reflect on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Vomit, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Self harm, Dementia, and Cannibalism

kermittuesday's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.75

This book was well-written but it wasn’t my thing. It made me sad and tense but not in a good way like sometimes books can do. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Mental illness

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying

dannythestreet's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad

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

4.0

Probably one of the most relatable books I've read
(maybe don't read it if you're feeling particularly anxious or depressed)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

agracerobinson's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

readwithserena's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Self harm, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Alcohol

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, and Infidelity

soniuz's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

ally_reads_'s review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, and Grief