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faithemt's review against another edition
i couldn't get into this so stopped reading it and returned to library.
cstein's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-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
A beautiful book. The little things caught me by surprise.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, and Dementia
terriep's review against another edition
2.0
I don't have any strong problems with the book; I don't have any particular praise. It's 300 pages of how a wife, son, and best friend deal (or mostly doesn't deal) with the death of her husband/dad/friend. There's not really a cheerful page in the book, yet even though it deals with an emotional topic, I never felt emotionally connected to the characters. The story and extremely limited plot line does use the 3 main characters to show 3 very different reactions to grief and different ways to deal with death. It was just ....... okay.
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