Reviews tagging 'Death'

Gece Yarısı Kütüphanesi by Matt Haig

1296 reviews

jessicapinn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Thought provoking, way different than what I was anticipating.  Dragged on a bit in the middle, but I thought this plot was so intriguing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Self harm, and Death of parent

vnram's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism and Infidelity

alereadingromance'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt

booksgalore24's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death and Self harm

morgypookiewookie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

bribryony's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

sarahsaurusrex's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty

fairytalefootnotes's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75

Writing: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Narrator(s): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Tropes, etc: Parallel Universes, Alternate Timelines, Magical Realism

POV: Single, 3rd Person

Cliffhanger?: No

Notable Quote: “It is quite a revelation to discover that the place you wanted to escape to is the exact same place you escaped from. That the prison wasn’t the place, but the perspective.”

The Praise: I liked this a lot more than I expected to. I enjoyed seeing the different characters weave in and out of Nora’s alternate lives. I also appreciated how straightforward the writing was and the short chapters.

I listened to the audiobook and Carey Mulligan was amazing.

The Critique: I feel like the book would’ve been more impactful if we saw more of how Nora influenced the lives of those around her, like we did with Leo. It would make more sense that she wanted to go back to her root life if she realized the difference she was making for others, rather than just focusing on her personal regrets.

Final Thoughts: Overall, I thought it was fine.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Car accident, and Death of parent

milliebluecapon's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction and Self harm

lindyhopper's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death, Death, Sexual content, and Death of parent