Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews

5 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

So many things to be sad about. So many things to applaud. So many things to be relieved about. So many things to feel wistful about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Deportation

marisamoo's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

Just so unbelievable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent

bootsmom3's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Alcohol, Classism, and Deportation

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Medical content, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism and Police brutality

janaptrsn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Truly an extraordinarily beautifully complex novel. What drew me in was the cover art, of course; the fact that it played in Milwaukee, a city I have personal ties to; and the perspective of a queer brown immigrant. From the first few pages, I was drawn into the setting of the book by its beautiful prose, which in some parts still felt like reading a diary or text from a friend. Reading „All this could be different“ feels like being inside a complex, reflective, stubborn, colorful, hurt, loving, sad mind. While I could relate so some experiences, I could also grasp other experiences I had bo personal relation to. The characters in this book are multi-faceted and refreshingly human. This book captures life so far in the twenty-first century from an intensely realistic lense and touches on many important societal issues. It is painful and soothing at the same time. It is real, and I would recommend it to every human out there. Thank you Sarah Thankam Mathews, I am so looking forward to your future work!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Fatphobia, Transphobia, and Death of parent

ka_cam's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

A solid queer immigrant self destructive sadgirl tale of your 20s and the turbulence of growing into yourself and into community. Sneha wasn’t always very likable but was always understandable, which I appreciate! Sometimes the writing felt a little stilted or not quite finished off at the end, all in all a good read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Outing, Alcohol, and Deportation