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

14 reviews

shaun_dh's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective 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

I devoured this. I absolutely loved this book, though I can recognize it won’t be for everyone. Those who get it, get it. And those who don’t, honestly, you’re lucky. If you have panic attacks, obsess over death, have depression or suicidal ideations, religious trauma, struggle with addiction, or feel things deeply, this may or may not be for you. I can see how it might be difficult to read, but it also might make you feel seen

As an atheist lesbian who has non-debilitating anxiety, this book brought up some stuff for me. I have already been thinking so much about death due to the ongoing genocide of Palestinians, but this book made me more anxious. But it’s also hopeful and the ending scene is perfect and the whole book reminds us that life, though fleeting, is precious

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Body horror, Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Self harm, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

xbernadette's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Addiction and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

tea_kettle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Car accident

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Self harm, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

rieviolet's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

3.5

The book started off really strong but, as I went on reading, it lost me a bit. Maybe it's because we are firmly into the main character's headspace and I felt like it became a bit repetitive. Also, the final section 

with the police investigation and Gilda's questioning and brief detention

felt to me a bit over-the-top, it went on and on and then was solved in the blink of an eye. The ending itself wasn't so bad 

I admit that I teared up a bit when Gilda's left those voicemail messages

but it was still quite abrupt and an awful lot was left unaddressed. 

I appreciated the hard-hitting representation of mental illness, just make sure to check the content warnings and look after your own mental well-being.  
I also quite liked the humour and, as a raised-Catholic-turned-atheist, I cackled many times whenever Gilda pondered over bizarre Catholic rituals.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Pregnancy, Outing, and Dysphoria

droggelbecher42's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a really fast read for me and I found the main character very relatable.
Only massive downside is that the ending felt very abrupt and I didn't like the way

Gilda was suddenly alright, without the readers being given any indication of how she got out of her bad state. Felt weird to me how a book that depicted mental health struggles so realistically just suddenly went "she is alright now and back with her gilfriend". I also would have loved to know more about her sibling and their relationship with each other

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Outing

navayiota's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This was a difficult read. Surprisingly triggering and upsetting, but in a good way. The author perfectly encapsulated depression in such a vivid way that it hurt. I was aching, especially near the end. I was so terrified of it ending horribly and taking my heart in the process. 

It ended well. I don't buy that the police would let her go if they found the suicide note- but after the panic attack I got, expecting Gilda to be put in prison and dying by her own hand in desperation, I'm glad it didn't end that way. I don't think I could have handled it.. I got so attached to her. I wish I could help her. I wish she would let others help her. I'd like to think she found a support system and got better, instead of just slumping back into the bad place she was in and shutting everyone out. I hope Eli is okay, and that if he came out as trans, that things went well and the drinking stopped. This book was heavy, aggressively sad, and it stood out. I related so much to so many little things she mentioned. It's always the little things. On a happier note, it taught me a few things I didn't know, especially about the Catholic church. Those parts were interesting. I'll remember this for quite a while

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

skudiklier's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

5.0

Okay I'm actually obsessed with this book. Wow.

I have anxiety and I related to Gilda a lot while reading it (though she struggles with it way more than I do, and I have a much easier time asking for help). I loved the way this was written, in genuinely every way that could be interpreted. I'm amazed by how relatable and funny this was while also being so dark and existential. I was so drawn in and cared so much about what was going to happen to everyone involved.

Honestly I have absolutely zero complaints about this book. I mean...I wish maybe we'd gotten a glimpse of Eli at the end to see what happened there? But I understand why the author may have wanted to leave some things open-ended, and I'm satisfied with what we did get to see at the end. I can't recommend this book enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Car accident

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body horror, Infidelity, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Blood, Dementia, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

major cw for dissociation, depression, and anxiety

nicoleanthony's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

e_reader'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I love Gilda so much (maybe I just relate to her idk). I wish I could live in this book tbh. She is just so 🫶🫶 

I love her matter-of-fact style of narration; the use of first person and (mostly?) present tense makes her story feel so personal and intense. I felt every one of her emotions so deeply. 

I saw it a lot on tiktok and sometimes those books are overhyped but I think this one is under hyped!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kathleenivy's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Drug use, Self harm, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail