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Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

140 reviews

sammyemma's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

A beautiful exploration of love, grief and forgiveness. This book was perfectly inspired by Little Women without being a modern-day rip off. My only critique was that I wanted more. I would have loved to hear from Cecelia and Emeline’s perspectives to truly round out the novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

abernathy_33's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Homophobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, and Homophobia

racnew88's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer

mele92's review

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

The most beautifully written book I have read all year

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Suicide

korikam's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy

ly555's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death and Abandonment

Minor: Lesbophobia

natashaball's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

emminkirjakasa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

3.0

Odotukset oli korkealla, mutta tämä ei loppujen lopuksi ollut ihan minun kirjani. Olisin kovasti halunnut rakastaa tätä kirjaa!

Henkilöhahmot tuntui kuitenkin jäävän liian kaukaisiksi, vaikka monen elämää seurataan aivan alkutaipaileesta asti. Silti jokainen tapahtuma tuntui liian yhdentekevältä, eikä oikeen mistään saanut kiinni. 

Jos kerrontatyyli olisi ollut hiukan erilainen, olisin voinut rakastua kirjaan. Ymmärrän ehdottomasti miksi tämä on osalle parempi lukukokemus kuin itselle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Abandonment

Minor: Child death

applesaucecreachur's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.25

Over the last few days, while reading this book, I found myself in a daze any time I was alone. (The fact that I listened to the entire story over a few hours-long sittings likely has no bearing on this.) Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano had a striking way of showing me myself and my beloveds within its pages. In this way, the story fit like a lens over my frontal lobe: I saw its words walking down the street and trailing through my journal. The range of years and human emotions was exhausting in its beauty. The span of decades and personalities felt both breakneck in its pace and loving in its attention to detail. Hearing the story from multiple distinct POVs was not only enjoyable but also immensely clever. While the timeline remained more or less linear, Napolitano bends the arrow to allow for multiple perspectives on the same events, and to station the reader in different minds in the same instant.

The most breathtaking example of this was the day of Sylvie's death, where we first watch Alice waiting uncomfortably at her father's work before learning in the next chapter that he has just fallen headlong into grief.

With emotions swirling inside of me, I have only so many intelligible thoughts on this book.  I will end this review off with a lasting lesson: Love, like the people with whom we share it, is imperfect and essential.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Homophobia, Medical content, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death

bellsdixon's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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: Cancer, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, and Pregnancy