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ellpy'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: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Death of parent
acasiamae'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: Death
Moderate: Child death and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder
jlaz_13'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: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Terminal illness, and Car accident
Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
fnnbnjmnks'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
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
award92'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: Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
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
jctheslp'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
4.75
Graphic: Death and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
merenguita'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
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Child death and Death of parent
andrews_bookshelf's review
- 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
5.0
WHY 5 STARS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
"Under the Whispering Door" was a fast-paced novel that provided such an insightful take on the shared experiences of grief, humanity, life, and death. There was an incredible amount of character development
TJ Klune, you have my heart. 🫶
This is a 💯% recommendation by me. Such a stunning, riveting, honest, reflective, and emotionally relevant book. ✨️✨️
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
petra_eller'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: Ableism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder