Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

21 reviews

caseythereader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Alcohol, Cancer, Cursing, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Terminal illness, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual content

mrslsmith's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Suicide, and Cancer

Minor: Car accident, Miscarriage, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

blewballoon's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad 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

4.0

This was a really good story, definitely one of those types of books that is written for people who love being around books. There were a lot more plots and characters than I expected, and I think they all were given just enough time, but maybe could have had more? I wasn't as emotionally impacted by the emotional parts, but based on the tone of the book I'm not sure I was really supposed to be. The book felt more about the general ups, downs, and surprises of life in a way that I don't think was meant to be super heavy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Car accident, Miscarriage, Suicide, Infidelity, and Death

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Vomit, Racism, and Death of parent

bakergirlsbooks1999's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

This book was powerful. I loved the story and while it may have took me some time to get into at first I quickly was able to make my way through it absorbed by the story of the bookstore owner A. J. Fikry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Infertility, Abandonment, Vomit, Car accident, Miscarriage, and Terminal illness

evreardon's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

4.0

This was a slow meandering type of book. Nothing crazy happened. Just a slice of life novel but it felt cozy and welcoming. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Car accident, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Cancer

Minor: Suicide and Vomit

chriswbennett's review

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Car accident, and Vomit

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

alenert's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cancer, and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident, Alcoholism, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

daaneggburst's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Car accident, and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, and Sexual content

polkadots_pints's review

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-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

4.25

This book definitely kept me engaged - I finished it in three days! A light/medium read, though it includes serious subject matter (see StoryGraph content warnings). Fun for book lovers, as many books and short stories are referenced. My only "complaint" (if  one could even call it that) is that a few times the narrative skips ahead many years in a way that felt a little jolting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Grief, Suicide, Death, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Death of parent, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Medical content, Vomit, and Pregnancy

jasmijn's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

Loved this. There's a line in this book about it being much harder to say something about a thing we love, than it is to say anything about what we hate. 
Ironically, I do have a hard time describing what I loved so much about this. Another quote, then: something about the necessity of encountering stories at precisely the right time in our lives. 

By the way, I read this in Dutch in a truly excellent translation that deserves a mention. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Death

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, and Suicide

Minor: Vomit