Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Still Life by Louise Penny

14 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

I think I can't give a great review of this book until I read the second one on my own because I simply did not like this narrator at all. And I think I've heard him before, but I have a sneaking suspicion that this book is a lot funnier and more whimsical than I was getting from this narrator. I'm very interested to read the second in this series and see if my experience is very different than with this initial one. Also, I found Agent Nicol to be super annoying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

jessiejonesbentley's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Hate crime, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

yourlocalscrivener's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Child abuse and Death

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

luananki's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

solide vier sterne. comfort krimi, wenn man das so sagen kann, will auf jeden fall den zweiten band lesen

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Fatphobia

tymtoread's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I'm not a big mystery reader but I had fun with this one. I read it in audiobook format while I was doing other things a lot - very low commitment for me but I enjoyed that. It was good, and the ending took me by surprise but I suspect people more acquainted with mysteries would've had it wrapped. 

I also loved how casually funny it was. The bear grease thing really had me going for a minute. 

Also, Nicole was the most infuriating side character on the planet. The way Gamache kept trying to check her attitude and she kept thinking she was God's gift to the investigation was sending me over the edge. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

princess_azula's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Terminal illness

kurumipanda's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Fatphobia, Police brutality, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

jhbandcats's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

I first read this five years ago and I didn’t understand why everyone loved Louise Penny’s Gamache series. I mean, the book was okay, but I didn’t like it enough to want to read the next book. 

Since then I’ve watched the Three Pines series on TV and it made the characters come alive for me in a way that usually happens in books. So now I’m reading them again. This time I started with the second in the series, then backtracked to the first. 

I definitely enjoyed it a lot more this time. I found the quirkiness of the characters appealing rather than annoying and cliched. I had only a vague memory of the plot so it all seemed fresh to me. I have come to love the village of Three Pines and look forward to reading more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

shelfofunread's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

amykenney's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Blood