Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

124 reviews

solitaire_and_checkers's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

3.75

This book almost made me cry. ALMOST!! This book started very slow but then I just fell in love with them. The only reason I am giving it this low of a score is that the book did not start out in a way I liked and it felt like there was something to be desired.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

kylebook's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Grief

renewed_reader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief and Medical trauma

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? No

4.0

I can't remember what triggered it but something made me really curious about re-reading this. It was one of my favourite books when I first read it in 2012 and I was pleased to find I still enjoyed it 12 years later. It's not the kind of book I'd pick up for the first time now, so some of my enjoyment came from nostalgia but there were still lots of elements I liked. For a sad book, it's funnier than I remembered. I felt more attached to the characters than I was expecting and still enjoyed Green's writing style. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, and Grief

mushroom_frog's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

Not challenging in the format and style of the text but in fact its contents, as all good books should be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Medical trauma

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

swiftiesophie's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

well that was depressing wasn’t it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

ar__reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma

allysm0llbean's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, and Grief

nahal3's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content

thecandiegirl's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Sexual content, Vomit, and Alcohol