Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Bridge by Bill Konigsberg

6 reviews

laylalovestoread's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

I love the order every story goes In.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Moderate: Bullying and Fatphobia

Minor: Abandonment and Body shaming

anneloca's review against another edition

emotional sad tense

• 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

parchmentpages92's review

emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Death

rayne_1906's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.5

6 hours 39 minutes - This is a very interesting book. I have never seen anything quite like this so definitely points for originality. So often people go about their daily lives and never stop to think about all the other paths they could have taken. This book did not only speculate, but contained four different stories of four different outcomes. And this book was heart-breaking, and you really did feel for the characters. However, the format of having four stories rolled into one led to feelings of repetition, and sometimes confusion. Did this event happen in this story or a previous one? for example. At times the characters did seem slightly exaggerated and bordering on annoying, but in a way I can see that being an intentional choice; its more realistic for characters portraying serious mental illness to not come across to the reader's in a perfectly likeable manner. I really didn't like the way the third story was told. I found it confusing and convoluted, and most of it seemed like the author info dumping ideas he had but couldn't quite work into the main plot. It would have been a more reflective choice to keep that section as short as possible. However, overall, a very good story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Fatphobia, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

n_sp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

As a person who has dealt with similar thoughts, I think this book was extremely well-written. I read it all in a day (even though I have exams coming up)! The characters have a such real, relatable relationships with the people around them, and I found it really interesting that the book didn't have a particular romantic subplot. It is truly inspiring and hope-giving. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Death, Body shaming, and Bullying

micsdirt_nbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

A fictional account of a very real situation; depression and suicidal inclinations.  The story introduces us to two teenagers that are sorting through their feelings in different ways and end up meeting on a Bridge.  Their lives become intertwined because of the results of their decisions.  The book uses the "Butterfly Effect" to show how things could be different with different choices made and how you are never alone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide