Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

38 reviews

charlizzzard_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

Another one I found difficult to put down! Equal parts heart breaking and hilarious!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Vomit, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Eating disorder

alilucia's review against another edition

funny reflective 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Body shaming

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Minor: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, and Toxic friendship

paronomaniac's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

aseel_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

This was a relatively good slice of life, post divorce life. I think the downward spiral was super realistic and it didn't end with a perfect happy ever after, because that wasn't realistic. I do wish her PhD played a bigger role, like it is unrealistic to be like "oh she just goes to work and then comes home and be sad" like work as a PhD is not easy. I also found the pacing/split of the novel not great, like it took so long to get anywhere and then changes started happening super quick in the last hour of the audiobook. Another annoying thing

amy was portrayed as one thing, being a drunk and a hater, but then does a 180 out of the blue and we have no clue as to how or when she made the changes so that was an annoying illogical part

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Vomit, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

stormeno's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

5.0

Literally laughed out loud, but also had all the big feels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

maremi's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Grief

ferdie's review against another edition

emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

3.75

This is a book about how miserable we are when we are miserable. There were times when I just wanted to shake Maggie (the protagonist) and got so sick of her shit, but then I remembered me in my darkest days too and just sighed. I loved how visceral Really Good, Actually is, in a way that feels true. Some parts got a a little too annoying and went on for too long, but overall I'm really happy to have read this and feel more insightful myself. Cheers to getting through the hard stuff :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Infidelity

lucymoosie's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective 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

3.0

Very similar writing style and sense of humour to Dolly Alderton so if you like her works, you’d probably enjoy this too :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

nialiversuch's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use and Sexual content