Reviews tagging 'Grief'

We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman

35 reviews

ohhotdamnjm's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault

hearteyes's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Grief

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

This is probably a helpful book to read if you know someone starting out in hospice care, especially if due to cancer, and you want to know what to expect as a caregiver. It tracked realistically based on my experience with my mom. I would’ve given it a higher rating if the relationship development between the two girlfriends had been stronger. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Infidelity, and Grief

lucymoosie's review against another edition

emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

4.75

Heartbreakingly beautiful and sad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

lunabean's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Grief

laurataylor's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

siriface's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Grief

livlosiewicz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

 Pros: 

·this BOOK. The WRITING. Newman captures the human experience of living and watching others live and die SO beautifully and in SUCH a real way. This book really hit me in the feels and yet it wasn’t all sad; it was filled with so many slivers of love and light 

·I absolutely loved the characters: flawed and so so human 

 

Cons: 

·having characters named Jules, Jude, and Jonah was a lot for my brain to keep track of 

 

Recommendation: I wholeheartedly recommend this book to people who like emotionally resonant books that are more “slice of life” or character-based vs following a plot. This was a masterpiece of what it means to be a person who loves and feels and is imperfect. I’m someone who likes to plow through books but I had to stop a few times to sob uncontrollably while reading this one- all worth it, but know going in that it’s an emotional journey. Also avoid if you want something with a plot, a different genre, etc. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Terminal illness

absolute_bookery's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Heart breaking because I put myself in ash's shoes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

emzireads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Grief