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Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

akcvtt's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

bukis's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense 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

4.5

I started this book with great expectations as I read some comments of people who said they couldn’t read any books for a while after they finished Sorrow and Bliss since it has an emotionally tense plot. I can say that it did not affect me that much. Overall, the scenario was new to me and the book was fun and easy to read. I enjoyed it.

sparklinglemon's review against another edition

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dark funny hopeful reflective medium-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

4.0

lindseyzwilson's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

daniella222's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

annamusgraves's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny reflective medium-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

4.5

TW: passive suicide ideation

lindsaylhunter's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

4.5

Normal people say, I can't imagine feeling so bad I'd genuiney want to die. I do not try and explain that it isn't that you want to die. It is that you know you are not supposed to be alive, feeling a tiredness that powders your bones, a tiredness with so much fear. The unnatural fact of living is something you must eventually fix.

Could not recommend this book enough if I tried.
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fricka's review against another edition

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3.0

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amygraver1's review against another edition

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5.0

I picked this up on a whim and I think it's one of my favourite reads from 2022. I found myself relating a lot to the main character Martha and it made me feel emotional to read. This book just gets mental illness right without having to put a label on it. I really loved it.

anisha_02's review against another edition

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emotional sad 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? Yes

4.0