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veralidaine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Medical content
Minor: Alcohol
kmdowling90'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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Medical content
Minor: Alcoholism
ivi_reads_books'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
Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, and Medical content
Minor: Sexual harassment
cozy_tea_reader's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Misogyny, and Medical content
mrsovens's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Confinement and Medical content
Minor: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Dementia, and Alcohol
craftysnailtail's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I love the uniqueness of a main character who's a death doula, and Clover wasn't at all what I expected someone in that profession to be like. This book made me reflect on my own relationships and potential life regrets, as I think was the point. But it didn't feel preachy- just incredibly human.
Several books I've read recently felt far too drawn out, but this one was perfect and really held my attention. If a slightly emotional, but still lighthearted read about someone who surrounds themselves with death learning how to truly live sounds like your cup of tea, then I'd highly recommend it!
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Grief
Moderate: Misogyny and Medical content
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Abandonment
mdavis26's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
maeverose's review against another edition
4.0
Quotes:
“I liked to feel the icy breeze nibbling at my cheeks as I walked, to watch the cloud materialize then vanish with each of my breaths — confirmations that I was still here, still living.”
“It frustrated me that society was so determined to quantify grief, as if time could erase the potency of love. Or, on the other hand, how it dictated that grief for someone you knew fleetingly should be equally as fleeting.”
“An incongruous tug of war between the need for solitude and the craving for emotional connection— I didn’t want company, but I didn’t want to feel alone.”
“- the secret to a beautiful death is to live a beautiful life. Putting your heart out there. Letting it get broken. Taking chances. Making mistakes.”
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Excrement, Medical content, and Stalking
Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship
Alzheimers mentionvj_thompson'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
4.25
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Medical content
Minor: Alcoholism and Sexism
atamano'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
4.25
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexism and Medical content
Minor: Alcohol