Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Friend by Sigrid Nunez

24 reviews

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infidelity and Misogyny

Minor: Dementia

csuch's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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: Animal death, Death, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

starrybat's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.25

I almost didn't finish this book.  Just very whiny.  Frustrating to read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape and Violence

kerrydutra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Grief

somebodys_fool's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Grief

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

this was a very interesting book, it’s definitely my favorite from nunez so far! her writing reminds me of the ramblings of an older woman. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

materiality's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

brinnavirginia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, and Misogyny

Minor: Excrement and Vomit

kaitidid's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Not a classic dog book. More about grieving a flawed individual, and about writing itself. If you’re looking for “Marley and Me”, this isn’t it. But what it is is strange and wonderful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Ableism, Toxic relationship, and Dementia

dertikefi's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual content