Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Undret, by R.J. Palacio, Ulla Danielsson

8 reviews

_nem_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Rep: Disabled kid main character

I felt I could really connect to the characters particularly because it was an audiobook. I enjoyed the multiple POV and going over the same situation again with a different person. The ending was fairly predictable but also satisfying. Generally a feel good book but I did also cry at one point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Animal death

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Emotional abuse

turning_every_paige's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Medical content, Grief, and Dysphoria

garynoplastie's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Bullying

Moderate: Medical content, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Animal death

Minor: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Cultural appropriation

fromjuliereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-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

This book was adorable and wonderful and I teared up so many times but like happy tears for quite a few of them 😅 the characters are just so wonderful - and of course some of them are just awful but we don't want to focus on them. I laughed out loud so many times at these character's jokes! Such a good read with important messages!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Medical content, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, and Animal death

Minor: Grief, Injury/injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Classism, and Death

morganperks's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Ableism, Body shaming, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Medical content, Emotional abuse, Animal death, and Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Grief

luluslittlelibrary'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

3.0

bodyThis is one of my favorites from elementary school, so I decided to go back and re-read it. It's still great, I don't love it as much as I did as a nine-year-old, but that is to be expected. I'd definitely recommend this one (especially if you are looking for a book to read as a family because although it is a middle-grade book, it is still interesting and worth reading for adults. it also teaches great lessons about acceptance that would be great to talk about as a family or in a classroom)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, Animal death, Medical content, and Grief

starlessnights's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Animal death

Moderate: Bullying and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death and Grief

curatoriallyyours's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this story - I cried in parts and found all the main characters to be very likeable. The only element that bugged me was that the main character's disability was at times treated as a fetish in the sense that the non-disabled characters (primarily the adults, to be fair) saw him as an "inspiration" and an opportunity for others to learn to be kind. I feel like this diminished his humanity and dignity - as though his existence was limited to his capacity to help those around him be better people. This did not come through the whole time - the author did a good job of creating three-dimensional, flawed characters and multi-layered situations that were a reflection of real life. Over all, this was an enjoyable read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Body shaming

Minor: Grief and Medical content

Spoiler

There is an unexpected death of the family pet towards the end of the book. It is somewhat foreshadowed but I bawled my eyes out!

Medical content - the main character has a number of medical conditions and genetic abnormalities - some discussion of medical treatment and surgery but very mild. Body shaming - some of the children at the school make fun of the main character due to his facial abnormalities.