Reviews tagging Animal death

Under the Whispering Door, by TJ Klune

255 reviews

elazza3540's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Cancer, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Animal death, and Injury/injury detail

a_kt's review

challenging 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

4.5

A beautiful, heart wrenching, and cathartic story.  TJ Klune really outdid himself with this one. A very interest and introspective take on life and how we can learn from the lives of those around us. I cried no less than 4 times while reading this book. 

The one thing keeping it from a 5/5 was the ending. I understand why it went the direction it did, but a small part of me wishes it would have ended differently. See below for spoilers. 

Spoiler

I really think Wallace should have gone through the door at the end. I know everyone loves a happy ending, but it seemed to kind of undo all of the work of the whole story up until that point. He learned to let go, to make peace, and to cherish the time he had. Bringing him back to life even in his "changed" state just fell flat a little for me. Still enjoyed it immensely though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Murder, Suicide, and Child death

Minor: Animal death and Panic attacks/disorders

sherlockstan98's review

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Animal death

hannaemilia's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Animal death

alexiab's review

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

What a beautiful, beautiful book. I knew that if anyone could tug on my heartstrings while also making me laugh hysterically it was TJ Klune. This exploration of loss and grief is done with such care, so full of hope and light, that it creates such an incredible healing atmosphere for both the reader and the characters. It is gentle, it is compassionate, and it is so wonderfully human. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Suicide, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

mghrt06's review

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Animal death

alwaysshure's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Child death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Animal death

sami5643's review

funny reflective sad medium-paced

• 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: Grief, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Animal death and Death of parent

uhtceara's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Animal death, and Death

paulrichard's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Suicide and Animal death