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natnurdock's review
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, Violence, and Car accident
Minor: Sexual content
zaonic's review against another edition
- 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
TJ Klune's Under the Whispering Door approaches the topic of death and life after death in a tender way, despite the everlooming dreariness of the topic.
As with a few of his other works, this book features a main character who is easily detestable and turns him into a man of character, AFTER his death.
The book has a diverse cast of characters, age ranges and topics. It features queerness and cultural identity and death by murder and suicide.
This book has easily topped my favorite life after death books and I will be ordering a physical copy immediately to have on my shelves to read and reread and place into the hands of friends and family.
I originally listened to the Audiobook narrated by Kirt Graves. Don't let the 14hr long audiobook scare you off. Kirt was an absolute joy to listen to and had me laughing out loud and causing family members to stare at me auestinably while I did mundane tasks like wash the dishes or cook dinner. He also had me crying like a baby with a certain someone's storyline. 10/10 excellent narrator paired with an excellent writer and storyline.
This is a SLOW read. The main character is NOT a likeable person and won't become likeable until a third to halfway throughout the book. I spent the first half of the book laughing at Wallace (the main character) and the other half rooting for him.
If you like Mitch Albom's approach to life after death but feel like his books are too short, this is the one to pick up.
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
wordswoods's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content
goose_bowomp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
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
kaneebli's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Confinement, Suicide, and Medical content
Minor: Animal death, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Sexual harassment
daniofthewood's review
- 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
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Violence, and Car accident
Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
kananineko's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Abandonment
Minor: Sexual content
sapphic_alpaca's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal death and Sexual content
sofieishere's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, and Car accident
Minor: Sexual content
sepia_wing's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Suicide