Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

11 reviews

chemeducator's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Mental illness

Moderate: Body horror, Medical content, and Grief

woolen_pigeon's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Grief

azk's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Grief

xiaogui's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I personally didn’t like the Plot. I didn’t like how the process was slow, there wasn’t much developement at all (aside from MC growing up) and the Ending was very open without any strings resolved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Abandonment

saskiahill's review

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Grief and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm and Toxic friendship

themadpage's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

This book was a gut punch. It was consistently sad the whole way through, but it ends on a hopeful note, at the very least. It's about an emotionally broken family that never heals. It's about childhood disappointments that turn into regrets in adulthood. It's about not fitting in, no matter your age or position in life. This is not a pick-me-up and does not take the tack of “it gets better,” but it is beautifully written. The gorgeous language is what made me keep turning the pages, and quickly, too, but overall, the story was lackluster. Which is disappointing because I could see what the novel could’ve been with another round of editing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body horror

radfordmanor's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Toxic friendship

sssssoup's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Okay so. What the fuck.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cursing, Death, and Toxic friendship

bencaroline's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Mental illness

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Infidelity, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

The addiction I perceive in this book is so nontraditional, even magical, that I didn't give it more than a "minor" designation, but to me, the theme of addiction is pervasive. The disordered eating in this book is similarly magical, but because the book is centered around food and eating and the protagonist's struggle with these things, I marked it as 'graphic.'