Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer

16 reviews

seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Grief, Vomit, Alcohol, and Sexism

katievallin's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, War, Grief, Animal death, and Slavery

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, and Death

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

sarahlizzie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and War

Moderate: Animal death, Grief, Rape, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit and Racial slurs

tinkeringcheck's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

Over 8 hours I feel like the Society and people of Guernsey became my friends as much as they became Juliet's. The narrators' performances were just incredible and brought the characters' voices to life in such a special way. This book was made for audio!

I particularly loved

Spoiler

Sidney and Isola's budding friendship and Juliet and Kit's relationship

- neither of which quite got their due in the film version. This little found family wormed its way into my heart and I don't regret a thing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and War

Minor: Violence, Death, and Slavery

Usual WW2 homefront fiction warnings apply, but not very graphic. Many of the characters talk about their harrowing experiences during the occupation, including being sent to concentration camps. It's a postwar setting in a formerly occupied territory, so the grief and weight of those experiences is pretty steeped in the setting despite the overall lightness and charm of the book.

tidywendypop's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-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

4.75

Comfort book all the way!! I want the calming descriptions of Guernsey, Elisabeth's cottage and wildflower meadow, and the sea etched into my heart. It feeds my hopeless romantic cottagecore soul and makes me ache for a  home the same Juliet discovered in these pages. It's a story about the aftermath of war, the scars it left, community, orphans, families (especially found), shy love, homes, and finding your home. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Vomit, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Minor: Xenophobia and Miscarriage

gabbygarcia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Grief, and War

Minor: Vomit, Alcoholism, and Car accident

queenhufflegruff's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.5

I thought this was lovely, and a beautiful story of resistance and resilience of a small occupied island during WW2 that we don't hear much about. I loved the epistolary format, and thought that the characters were all beautifully unique and well drawn

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Grief, Death, and Genocide

claranasman02's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Antisemitism, and War

lpinney12's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Grief, Hate crime, and Genocide

blewballoon's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted reflective 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? No

5.0

I listened to this as an audiobook that had a large cast of narrators to cover all of the different voices, and I adored it. I didn't know much about the book going into it, I knew I had liked the movie and one of my favorite narrators (Rosalyn Landor) was included. It is much better than the movie. Despite being told in epistolary style, the characters feel so rich and real. It was easy to see how Juliet would grow to love them, and they to love her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Vomit, Grief, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death

Minor: Slavery, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, and Murder