Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf

8 reviews

melissacushman's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

grex_ronnie's review against another edition

5.0

Tho book hurst me SO BAD IM CRYING UGLY AND HEAVY. 
Bellissimo, commovente, delicato e perfetto, questo libro tocca l’ anima del lettore con la stessa dolcezza con cui Addie e Louis si parlano di notte. 
E impari a conoscerli. E impari ad amarli. E impari a soffrire. 
Ma malgrado tutto, si vedranno sempre. 

Avrei preferito un finale diverso, più dolce, piu intimo. Eppure questo finale è dolce amaro ma tremendamente realistico. 
Vorrò sempre bene a queste due anime nella notte.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Child death

susannah_knox's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

sjanke2's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Child death

Minor: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Grief, and Cancer

shayna_hadassah'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child death

anticapitalist_2000's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Child death

nisanatreads's review against another edition

emotional relaxing 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

4.25

Addie's and Louis's story goes to show that you can fall in love at any age, find true companionship in a friendly face and that only families know how to be truly cruel. Their story had me gripped because I was seriously curious to know about their developing feelings toward each other and their past with their respective families and the lives they built within the past couple of decades. The last couple of pages were real page turners and the ending will keep you guessing about how their story might continue and how it could end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Child death, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

nicolaparty's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

A beautiful, moving love story <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Death, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Alcohol