Reviews tagging 'Death'

Jutro, jutro i znów jutro by Gabrielle Zevin

1427 reviews

anarobin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Death of parent

buttercup_reads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Car accident

Moderate: Drug use and Mental illness

_viv's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring relaxing 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Suicide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Mass/school shootings

erindoublee's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

Gosh I wanted to love this book but I just like it only. 

Some parts were so beautifully written, and others pure cringe. 
I had zero attachment to the characters and their awful relationships with each other. I wanted to see more actual development and working through this issues and instead it was just one frustrating conversation after another. 

The first part of the book gave me hope that would be A Little Life - light version,

focusing on Sam’s foot and personal tragedy and his friends rallying around to help him recover. But instead Sadie decided after he is hospitalized to be angry with him for his perceived ulterior motives. It was a strange turn in the story that I did not enjoy. 

Further, I had zero love for Marx. When he died I didn’t care. Although I will say the narrative for that part was excellent. 

After Marx’s death it was just an okay story. I think the author tried to comment on gun violence in America with that entire part of the story. There were too many holes there. Sadie’s reaction to his death was over the top and Sam’s reaction was not within his character.

Overall, I was okay with this story. I did not love, in fact the last third of the book was a total let down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Racism

julesfrigault's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer and Pregnancy

lydia_reads's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Death, Sexual assault, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

awsams'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent

icefire69's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book is very highly rated, and with the reviews, I was very excited for this book. It's extremely popular. So popular infact, that I had to wait 29 weeks for it on Libby. 

While the story was one of friendship and business partners, it's a

sad, one sided love story that is never reciprocated.

If you do not like the miscommunication troupe (I do not), then you will not like this book.

Sam clearly has untreated PTSD, and possibly even autistic, and Sadie spends 60% of the book being upset with him, whilst not understanding him. 
I found Sadie's chapters to be something I was dreading, and hoping they would pass quickly. She is hyper critical, and is unwilling to see anyone else's POV.
This book didn't have to be some grand love story, but it wasn't even close. It was sorely lacking a true wrap up. If there was a sequel to this, it is one I woul pass. 
Rating higher, because it was so eloquently written, and touches on so many issues within society, and did have some hopeful insights.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

debstyner's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

Really wanted to like this, and at one point thought was going to turn around for me, then pretty much skipped an entire section. Maybe would have made a difference if I had ever been a gamer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

chaterbox87's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, and Abortion