Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Ich gebe dir die Sonne by Jandy Nelson

157 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

3eggomelet's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book made me cry A LOT. This book also made me call my brother.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia

aesarctic's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

susanivette's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I’ve never cried so fast while reading a book. The writing is spectacular, it’s so colorful and free. This book was a capsule for teenage emotions. I heard things I wish someone would have said to me. Things I am happy to know now. As an artist, this book was encouraging.

As a daughter and sister, this book was heartbreaking.

5⭐️ cause I know I will be recommending this, and re-reading it in the future.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent

sarahbohne's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Mental illness

devinjai6655's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

This is one of my favorite books. The prose are beautiful, the story amazing, and it's so unique considering half is told by one twin in one time and the other three years later.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, and Death of parent

celeste_milani's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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 of parent and Sexual assault

shaleen64's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-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

4.0

At first it is a little difficult to get into the book due to the writing style, it’s not typically YA, just very different and imagery focused. However once you have a grasp of that, the characters are fully realised and relatable (each in a different way, but Noah has to be the favourite). 

The changing of timelines/perspectives is engaging. The best way to describe this book is the fiction example of the invisible string theory. It will have you laughing, crying and believing in love and fate.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Bullying, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Outing

snipinfool's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

The story was told by a set of teenage girl/boy twins, Jude and Noah. They once had a very close relationship and often thought of themselves as NoahandJude. A multitude of events and misunderstandings put them at odds with each other and with whom they thought they were as people. Neither knew how to put their broken world back together, but they knew they needed to set things right to find their way back to each other.

Wow! That was good. Jandy Nelson did a very good job of writing teen angst and the feeling of the world being out of balance. I loved how Noah’s creativity was described as an ecstatic impulse. I would love to know what it would be like to have that feeling. I related a lot to Jude’s character, a teen wondering how to navigate boys, friends, and acting one way, but feeling another. Guillermo and Oscar were wonderful additions to the story and played their parts well. I could fully imagine what they looked like and how they reacted. There were times when I knew what was going to happen and hoped it didn’t and others when the story caught me completely by surprise. I loved that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Homophobia, Alcohol, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Bullying, Violence, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Infidelity, Self harm, and Panic attacks/disorders

patedm's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.5

I just want to wrap these characters in a blanket and hold and protect them from any harm and pain for the rest of their lives 💓

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault