The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
dianashadel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
stephmcoakley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Classism, Death of parent, Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
paeten_'s review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Medical trauma, Death of parent, Grief, and Self harm
Moderate: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, and Dementia
lauraleamariereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Infidelity, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Self harm, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders
nicola4e's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Dementia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Outing
Minor: Grief and Infidelity
tinytrashqueen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Dementia, Infidelity, Medical content, Self harm, and Death of parent
Moderate: Confinement and Chronic illness
Minor: Alcohol and Alcoholism
Covid, Alzheimer's,mmarlborough's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Diana is on track in her life: her career, relationship and goals are all on the timeline she set out for herself. Then COVID hits and her plans are derailed. She ends up in the Galápagos Islands alone, as her boyfriend has to stay and fight the pandemic as a frontline worker instead of going on their romantic vacation. Diana is now alone and isolated as this virus ravaged the world and it sets her on a journey of self-discovery.
I’ve never read Picoult before (shocking I know!) and I really loved her writing style, character depth and exploration. This book and the themes tackled will stay with me for awhile. I can’t wait to read more by this emotionally resonant author! If you’ve read this, please DM me- all I want is to discuss some aspects of this book, particularly what was in her author’s note, but I don’t want to spoil anything here!
⚠️Trigger Warning: COVID, Death of a Parent, Dementia, Self-Mutilation, Infidelity
Graphic: Dementia, Infidelity, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Self harm and Death of parent
kimveach's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Dementia, Grief, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Confinement, and Medical content
Moderate: Infidelity, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
asealey925's review against another edition
Graphic: Medical trauma, Infidelity, and Self harm
soobooksalot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Yup, basically.
I've seen mixed reviews for Jodi Picoult's newest, some being put off by it taking place during Covid as we are still living it.
Personally I found Wish You Were Here a timely look at the past two years, with the perspective of how things have evolved.
It truly reads like fiction.
Besides knowing it deals with Covid, I recommend to go in blind. There are a lot of interesting turns in this one, I really couldn't put it down. It's emotional, to be sure.
I'm a bit torn on the medical elements - generally accurate information, but as someone who has worked in healthcare through Covid, it feels insistent at times.
The patient and healthcare worker experiences though - backed by fear, frustration, isolation and guilt - are solidly depicted.
Every reader will experience this book through their own pandemic lens.
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Self harm, Dementia, and Infidelity