The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
carina_dreamer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
É um livro que não consigo compreender totalmente mas acho que a sua beleza está aà porque para se escrever este livro é preciso ser-se uma grande autora, na minha opinião.
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Torture, and Blood
Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Death of parent, Medical content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Genocide, and Kidnapping
Minor: Abortion, War, Addiction, Animal death, and Rape
corriejn's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Drug use, Murder, Death, Terminal illness, Stalking, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Gore, Torture, Toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Dementia, Genocide, Child abuse, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Gun violence, Child death, Medical content, Alcohol, War, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape
jcath's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Cancer and Torture
Moderate: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Minor: Addiction and Animal death
mamaquiereleer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Suicide, Torture, War, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual violence
Minor: Animal death
keegan_leech's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
The conceit of the novel (a story told by a man reliving his life over and over again) was, in my experience, a wonderful bait and switch. The strange metaphysical questions drew me in so quickly and so easily that when the plot began to really take off I hadn't realised just how deeply invested I was. And by the end, the things that had drawn me in seemed absolutely unimportant in comparison to reaching the brilliant final moments. It's a very well-constructed story from start to finish. (As an aside, very few or perhaps none of the books I've read have created so much anticipation with the title alone).
If you liked Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, or The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow, then you'll certainly love The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. If for some reason those just didn't land with you, then this might be worth a try, but they have a very similar style and appeal.
Graphic: Suicide, Death, Terminal illness, Mental illness, and Torture
Moderate: Rape and Drug use
Minor: Child death and Animal death