Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp

9 reviews

brookey8888's review

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

This was such a weird book. I was invested the whole time and wanted to know what happened and why everyone was such a freak. It is very open ended though and it is kind of depressing. I do not have bipolar disorder so I don’t know if the representation is good, but from what I know I think it was done fairly well. It was just so sad to me to see how the townspeople treated her. I also loved the asexuality representation in this. Overall I will probably never think of this again, but it was entertaining. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend because it’s just fine(even though I’m giving it a four). This was also sometimes told in a weird way which I didn’t understand. It was like a movie script for no reason for like 4 chapters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Suicide, Mental illness, Murder, Bullying, Child death, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

carolinebucher's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

mykenzi's review

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Suicide

Minor: Mental illness, Abandonment, and Grief

booksthatburn's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, and Child death

Minor: Colonisation

taliatalksbooks's review

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

 Marieke Nijkamp’s Before I Let Go was a book I couldn’t put down. It’s been a while since I’ve read a 350 page book cover to cover, but Nijkamp did not disappoint. This heartbreaking and lonely story addresses the topics of mourning and mental health. It addresses the issues with expectations and the struggles of people thinking you are someone you’re not. While this book takes a little bit of suspension of disbelief, I think it’s worthwhile and interesting to see what goes on in the tiny Alaskan town. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

valpal77's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Grief, and Self harm

bookcaptivated's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Ableism, and Mental illness

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Suicide, Bullying, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Minor: Confinement and Self harm

anniereads221's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, and Murder

intergalacticintrovert's review

dark emotional slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Grief, and Emotional abuse