Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

699 reviews

goose_bowomp's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Cursing and Sexual content

kap7818's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Death of parent

alexpursley's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

Absolutely amazing. TJ Klune was able to capture his own grief in a way that was not just cathartic for him, but for all who read this beautiful book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

marta_v's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad

• 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

✨Ciertamente un libro que no pensaba leer, pero que gracias al club de lectura de Bibliotecas Arcoiris le he dado una oportunidad. La llorera que me pegué leyendo el último 25-30% del libro no me la esperaba.

✨Una historia sobre la muerte, sobre aprender a ser mejor persona y de cómo todo ello nos afecta a nosotras mismas y a aquellas personas que nos rodean. Mis aplausos a quien lo haya traducido, porque aunque no lo he leído en inglés, todo el sarcasmo, la ironía, la alegría y la desesperanza de los personajes te atraviesan igual que si lo hubieses leído en versión original, algo que no siempre sucede con las traducciones.

✨¿Por qué un 4,5 en vez de un 5? Desde que me dijeron (ajam ajam) que los 5 se reservaban para historias que te han cambiado la vida, soy algo más tacaña con mis 5 estrellas, aunque antes las repartía bastante frecuentemente. No son 5 porque a pesar de haberme gustado mucho, al principio le faltaba un je-ne-sais-quoi para engancharme (que al final sí lo tenía). 

✨No creo que lo vaya a volver a leer, porque realmente lloré muchísimo, y no creo que me apetezca volver a pasar por ello, pero quién sabe. Quizás más adelante lo vuelva a leer y lo vea de otra manera.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Death of parent

maleee's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

molly918's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

jcmckenna's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

A loveable found family book that covers heavy topics around what happens after you die but does it in a really beautiful and heartwarming way

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Death of parent

sgpartyhat's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.75

Wallace Price is a bit of an asshole. Okay, a lot of an asshole. 

That is, until, he dies. 

TJ Klune's Under the Whispering Door asks: what if when you died, you stopped at a tea shop on the way to whatever's next? That's just what Wallace does, shepherded by a reaper and a ferryman, and none too happily at that. But death has a way of changing people--the dead most of all. 

Klune spins a tapestry of warm tea and warmer conversations, of love and loss and grief and fear and the occasional Eldritch being as old as time itself. His characters are imperfect, messy, and a comforting reminder that we are, too. His romance writing is loudly quiet and beautifully crafted, glowing embers and a raging fire all rolled up into one. His worldbuilding is whimsical and grand, and while it's looser than some of the fantasy I've read, that feels fitting for the story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

Many of the characters in the book are dead, so their deaths affect the story.

bamcd9's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Cancer and Mental illness

vampymary's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective 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

4.75

That was.. just wow
Maybe it’s because I know he wrote it with a very personal note. But it felt really personal.. raw.. so full of emotion.. and yet still light hearted enough not to feel depressed whilst reading it. 
Loved every bit of it… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, and Murder