jacobs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, and War
Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol
Minor: Blood, Cancer, and Car accident
bonguschingus's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: War
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Sexual harassment
meeklovestoread's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
There is one thing that bugged me though
Spoiler
on the third person part where he is suppose to forgive his dad for his father's abuse kinda didn't sit right with me. Also the scene where his mother was sexually assaulted and the third person, Ruby was excusing Mickey's actions because he was drunk and sad cuz he got laid off of a job. Like what?! If I didn't like the previous parts of the book and wasn't so stubborn I would've put it down.Graphic: War and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Death
Minor: Alcohol, Sexual assault, and Murder
bratatouille's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Murder, War, and Violence
time_travelling_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Murder
Minor: Physical abuse
someonelikeblue's review against another edition
Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Excrement, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Body shaming, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Medical content, Chronic illness, Ableism, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Mental illness, Grief, Fatphobia, and Classism
Minor: Vomit and Infertility
lo0o0o0tte's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Death
Minor: Sexual harassment
pmdwapo11's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
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I didn’t love how the author painted Mickey as someone who “just made a mistake” after drinking — he assaulted Eddie’s mom and we see him do it, but then it seems like it was just there to show that everyone makes mistakes?The book had a lovely premise and was very thoughtful and reflective but I feel like more could’ve been done with the premise.
Graphic: Child death, Death, War, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
Minor: Alcohol
dohertys17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Spoiler
Note: This was one of my late grandma's favorite books and I read it this month to celebrate her birthday.Likes:
- Quick, easy read
- Not overly preachy/God toned language
- Liked the theme of someone who is unhappy with where they are in the world being able to come to terms with their life and find some sort of meaning.
- Learned that Kewpie was originally plastic dolls and not just Japanese mayo hahah
Dislikes:
- I kept forgetting that Eddie was in his 80s. The way he was portrayed made him seem like he was much younger. Also, I feel that he likely had some time to reflect during his aging process and not be so shocked by his death (although it was caused by a horrific accident)
- The 5-year-old Asian girl somehow knew English but not well enough to speak properly. Find it sort of sad that the main/only POC character in this book was portrayed this way (especially in the magical world of heaven)
- Throughout the book I felt like I was being told how to feel rather than feeling it for myself.
- His relationship with Margueritte felt unhealthy, as if he idolized her, yet we don't find out that she has died until near the very end. Why was he not looking forward to potentially meeting her in heaven?
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Confinement
Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, and Terminal illness