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The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County: A Novel by Claire Swinarski
17 reviews
thebibutterfly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Medical trauma
kdailyreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infidelity and Toxic relationship
Minor: Cursing, Infertility, Mental illness, Racism, Vomit, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
ka_schulze's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book wasn’t all feel good feelings like it was marketed. It was raw with grief, abandonment, and ptsd
I felt like the characters had good depth but also really liked the feeling you got; small town where everyone knows everyone and by default there’s grannies gossiping.
Overall, this reminded me so much of life in northern Wisconsin that I get nostalgic about and miss but I’m thankful I moved away from the small town. Honestly, a great read.
Graphic: Mass/school shootings and Car accident
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
cesca_natalia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Gaslighting
ajdurner's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Alcoholism and Gun violence
sar_tej's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, and Car accident
Minor: Cancer
read_with_riley's review against another edition
2.25
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Pregnancy
dr_amy_k_west's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol
Moderate: Mass/school shootings
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
bibliobaggins_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
The book started alright but got progressively worse, as I felt the book veer from the plot that was set up in the opening chapters. The characters mostly felt flat and one dimensional.
As an aside was excessive to the point of distraction ("booze backpack" for a Christmas market, morning beers at grandma's, drinking and driving casually mentioned many times as something "everyone does"). I kept waiting for it to be a plot point, but the closest it got to that was when one character was accused of excessive drinking when everyone around him seemed to be drinking the same amount. He also showed zero signs of having slowed down after making progress with his issues.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Alcohol
emmas_bookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Alcohol