Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Tuulisen saaren kirjakauppias by Gabrielle Zevin

51 reviews

dckate2004's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-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: Death, Suicide, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Cancer, Infertility, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

marysea's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief and Car accident

crystalleighwrites's review against another edition

reflective fast-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? No

3.5

A quick and pleasant read. While it lampshades some of the tropes it falls into, maybe because of this it didn’t quite hit me in the feels the way I would have imagined it should. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

prism_'s review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

Minor: Suicide and Pregnancy

readingwithmeredith's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.5

Characters: 4

Connection to the book/Enjoyment: 3

Setting: 4

Plot/Overall Story: 3

Writing: 4

Every point= 0.25 stars, max per category 4 points

A really beautiful and emotional story. Fast paced, easy read, thoughtful, reflective, lots of quotes to hold on to, and full of heart. I enjoyed this one thoroughly even though it was more emotional than I was expecting- not as funny/optimistic as the blurbs on the book make it seem. I think fans of The Reading List or No Two Persons would enjoy this one. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

acethirtynine'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? It's complicated

5.0

This was a recommendation from a friend and I wasn't sure what to expect. The only thing I knew about it was that it was written by the same author as Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow which I loved. 

The structure of the novel, which includes brief notes about various short stories ahead of each chapter was enjoyable and I really liked getting to know the characters. Not only was it fun to see all of the different short stories, but because the titular character is a bookseller, it is truly a love story about books and reading and the impact of literature (in all forms and genres) on people and relationships. 

The portrayals of grief resonated in the varied way it was expressed by characters. Gave me House By The Cerulean Sea vibes, but heavier. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Suicide, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infidelity

hp62442's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-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

Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Abandonment

marpaige's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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: Cancer, Death, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent

spinesinaline's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Suicide, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Vomit

sadiebugreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicide