aamna_kayy's review against another edition
emotional
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? It's complicated
5.0
i didn't just cry, i SOBBED
cocheesereads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
coatsy44's review against another edition
4.0
Well this book made me laugh and actually cry so that says something. Definitely recommend
dkai's review against another edition
Wholesome vibes, pretty much what you expect plus lowkey queerness. Yes I cried towards the end
cfillion's review against another edition
4.0
“I really am fine. I just got old by accident”
The sweetest book about life, death & living
The sweetest book about life, death & living
genuine_sarcasm'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? It's complicated
5.0
I gave it a 5.75 rating because it seems like the app may allow you to do so. If not it got truncated to 5.
This is a beautiful book. The description is accurate when it tells you it’s about love and friendship.
For those of you who worry it might be a book about
This book is about love, life, friendship, hope. I won’t say it’s uplifting because … well … it’s not. It’s real. It’s realistic. It’s beautiful.
I absolutely recommend the narration. It is superbly done.
This is a beautiful book. The description is accurate when it tells you it’s about love and friendship.
For those of you who worry it might be a book about
Spoiler
Christianity or Catholicism, it’s not. One of the characters just happens to be a Priest. There are lgbtqia+ elements but that is also not a driver. Neither of these topics are being forced upon you. There is no agenda.This book is about love, life, friendship, hope. I won’t say it’s uplifting because … well … it’s not. It’s real. It’s realistic. It’s beautiful.
I absolutely recommend the narration. It is superbly done.
madiriye's review against another edition
5.0
One of my favorite books this year so far! I laughed and cried and really enjoyed the narrators
bekahwright's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful, moving. Have a box of tissues on hand.
“ purple is the color of the morning
the moment, when the sullen sphere rolls around
And there’s a shift from black to biro blue
Light, dawn, day.
the space of sunlight
that we predict will last a few minutes longer
than the one
b e f o r e
and we’ll call it wednesday
but it isn’t wednesday, not one in seven
but new,
a gap of light between
the darkness
and who can say for certain
that it will come again?
on this wednesday, we say goodbye
our sadness, a gap of darkness between
the l i g h t
and a priest, in robes of violet and white, informs us,
“purple is the color of mourning”
“ purple is the color of the morning
the moment, when the sullen sphere rolls around
And there’s a shift from black to biro blue
Light, dawn, day.
the space of sunlight
that we predict will last a few minutes longer
than the one
b e f o r e
and we’ll call it wednesday
but it isn’t wednesday, not one in seven
but new,
a gap of light between
the darkness
and who can say for certain
that it will come again?
on this wednesday, we say goodbye
our sadness, a gap of darkness between
the l i g h t
and a priest, in robes of violet and white, informs us,
“purple is the color of mourning”