Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Ich gebe dir die Sonne by Jandy Nelson

12 reviews

undecidedpersonality's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Alcoholism, Car accident, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, and Trafficking

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts

delisouseyelids's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

5.0

It’s a gorgeously written book, nevertheless it’s unique. I find the writing strangely similar to my own pattern of thinking, with references and meaningful but weird descriptions. The family dynamics  are unlike anything I’ve read and it absolutely heartbreakingly beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Car accident, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Homophobia, Outing, and Rape

zackarinareads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring

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

5.0

 3rd time reading:
I highlighted and annotated it this time and hnnngh it's still so good.

2nd time reading:
I still stand by my point that I don't know what exactly it is about this book that makes it such a fantastic experience to read, but it is so good!

I still adore the storytelling, as this book alternates between the perspectives of the twins Noah and Judeando between different points in time. What sounds confusing actually isn't and it gives the story almost a mystery aspect as the two storylines begin to tie closer and closer together and you begin to understand everything that happened.

I still love Noah so much but I've also grown to like Jude more. Both of them are very complex characters and you feel the constant tension between them.

An absolute recommendation!

1st time reading (German):

Dieses Buch ist definitiv eins der besten Bücher, die ich dieses Jahr gelesen habe.
Ich weiß eigentlich nicht genau, was mich an der Geschichte so gefesselt hat. Ein interessantes Element ist auf jeden Fall, dass Jude in der 17-jährigen Gegenwart erzählt und Noah aus der 13 1/2-jährigen Vergangenheit. Dadurch setzen sich die Hintergründe nach und nach zusammen und man hat außerdem sehr unterschiedliche Erzählperspektiven.

Ich liebe "Noahs" Schreibstil so sehr, obwohl man komplett von sprachlichen Bildern überrannt wird. Aber das ist wahrscheinlich gerade das, was ich so toll fand.

Ich habe erst eine Weile gebraucht um mich mit Jude anzufreunden, da sie am Anfang wirklich unsympathisch rüberkommt, aber das legt sich aber mit der Zeit, da man sie besser kennenlernt.

Ich weiß nicht, was ich noch genau über dieses Buch sagen soll, außer, dass ich es wirklich sehr empfehlen kann. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Addiction, Bullying, Death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Cursing

Minor: Abandonment and Blood

booknerdz28's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Car accident, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Cursing, and Sexual content

cutepatzie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.75

I did not expect that I will like so many books about art. And even if it's just this book containing words it was so easy to be able to see how exactly the art mentioned in the book will look like. The story is great, maybe a bit so much happens in one go like in the books but still it was an amazing story about finding yourself again and finally facing who you want to be and accepting that maybe not everyone will like who you are but the right people will always love you for an exactly imperfect version of yourself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Abandonment, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Car accident, Death, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

andrewhatesham's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Rape, Suicide attempt, Grief, Medical content, and Car accident

Minor: Homophobia, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Sexual content, and Infidelity

dracovulpini's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Outing and Homophobia

the_book_nook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-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

5.0

Such an amazing book - and if you're on the fence about whether or not to pick it up, all I can say is this: READ. IT. I can promise you that there won't be any regrets.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death, Outing, Sexual harassment, Hate crime, Homophobia, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Violence, Cursing, and Chronic illness

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, and Vomit

eurydice_books_09's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

When I first started this book, I had no motivation to read it and was kind of iffy about it (that might be cause I read it for my school read for the unit), but then toward the end once everything started connecting I was so interested and was getting like whiplash from it all. It was truly such a beautiful book and honestly still haven’t processed it all. I recommend it a lot, especially if you’ve dealt with Greif or loss of any kind, it truly gave me a wake up call a bit and made me feel more grateful for my brother. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Mental illness, Death of parent, Homophobia, Grief, Drug use, Addiction, Death, Cursing, and Car accident

allisonshewfelt's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

5.0

I'll give you the sun was just a random book I bought from the thrift store and it wasn't really something I cared to read but OH MY CLARK GABLE this exceeded my expectations and it's now my new favorite for this year and I really don't think anything will replace it.

THE. WRITING. WAS. CHEF'S. KISS.
 I've never read something with this kind of unique and beautiful and hopeful writing that made me feel like I was floating. 

Every character is important to the story and the reader even the side ones. The characters are so developed and you really care deeply for each and every one.

I swear I cried about 35 times during the last 150 pages

THE RELATIONSHIPS
I usually never vibe with gay romances mostly because they're not developed enough or I don't care about the characters but NOAH AND BRIAN they were perfect. I think it's because they were so young and innocent and care free. All the relationship, familia and intimate, were so well written. The sibling dynamics between Noah and Jude were so close and they reminded me of my brother and I.

OSCARRR
Where can I get me an Oscar? That man is fine. If you stan Nikolai from shadow and bone, you will love Oscar, like he could be his brother. Who doesn't love a broken 19 year old Englishman who's fine af, rides a motorcycle, wears a leather jacket, takes pictures of Jude, CARRIES HER PICTURE WITH HIM AND STARES AT IT FOR HOURS, has scars on his face (why does that make him more attractive) and different colored eyes and of course has fluffy dark hair. He's so broken and hard to understand at first but he's such a soft sweetheart like he gives Jude his seashell that he always carries with him from his mom. Forget real men I already fell in love with Oscar.

Like idk but this was more than just a book. It gave me feelings of freedom and being true to your heart and like it's literally making me want to sign up for the drawing and sculpture class at my college. I don't think this review even begins to tell you what a glorious book this is. I have no words but this is my new comfort book. Everything about this was perfect.

I swear guys I'll read your favorite book if your read this even if it's coho or acotar whatever. I'll read it just pls give this gem that infiltrated my life a try.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Minor: Addiction, Homophobia, and Alcoholism