Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

91 reviews

hidivamd71's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

rnbhargava's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense 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

4.25

This book isn’t perfect but the characters are so well executed and it’s all a very plausible life depiction of the title character and the characters around him that are his nearest and dearest. I would heartily recommend this book to anyone.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Please note the alcoholism, suicide, miscarriage and car accident and the accompanying grief that could be caused by these are recurring themes in this book.

sins97's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Vomit, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Infertility and Infidelity

slinkmalink's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

Enjoyable, light-hearted read about books and unexpected connections.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Death and Suicide

sam_the_panda's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, and Death of parent

passionatereader78's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is a book about books! Beautifully written. I enjoyed all of the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

lottiegasp's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.25

I read the majority of this book under a blanket on a rainy night with a cup of tea, and that was how the book felt. It is a light-hearted story about a gruff man's heart warming when he adopts a child and later finds love, and an ode to books and literature, with a sad but still uplifting ending

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent

coralynski's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

moontintedtulips's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Abandonment

polypropylena's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Cancer, Death, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, and Dementia

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Vomit, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment