Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

486 reviews

unthank's review

Liked:
- the general premise was really interesting.
- I appreciate what the book was trying to accomplish (whimsical meditation on death). 

Disliked: 
- Attempts at whimsy fell flat, making the characters feel like cartoons. 
- No chemistry between the main leads, the bikini scene was maybe one of the most baffling "sparks fly" scene I've read. 
- Prose felt like an early draft, I could see what the author was trying to accomplish, but stylistic choices just pulled me out of the story.
- Characters constantly interrupted what they were saying with an action. This made the dialog feel really unnatural.
- Description was redundant. 

YMMV:
- I typically really like heels in fiction, I expected to have a lot of fun with Wallace, but he felt like a caricature of a bad boss. 
- Wallace's turnaround felt too fast. 
- Per the afterward, the story is a very personal story for the author. 
- I felt like the life lessons the characters monolog at each other felt heavy handed
- it's a cozy read with a lot of drinking tea. It's been over 10 chapters and it feels like nothing has happened. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

natnurdock's review

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, Violence, and Car accident

Minor: Sexual content

laura_columbatto's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad 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

I felt like I was watching a Bill Lawrence show with how much I laughed and cried. This author definitely has a knack for emotional whimsy coupled with quirky, heartwarming characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Animal death and Child death

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicide

danizom813's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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

While the characters were a little unbelievable & predictable at times, I still fell in love with them and was invested in their story. This book was beautiful and I might have gone through an entire box of tissues during the last 25% of it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Animal death, Homophobia, and Death of parent

acasiamae's review

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense 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: 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

kadonparade's review

challenging 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

5.0

This book is simply wonderful. I’d recommend it to any and everyone.

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Content Warnings

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

kaya1313's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death

fnnbnjmnks's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

this book made me terrified to lose James and I haven’t even married him yet. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

mj_86's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident