Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

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27 reviews

chris_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Dementia, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Dysphoria

Minor: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Murder

lifesarosch's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

5.0

Big haha what the fuck vibes. Might be my favorite of his books thus far. A book that republicans would like to ban (complimentary)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Suicide, Dementia, and Murder

themorsecode's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, and Infidelity

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Alcohol

elizabeth_lepore's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

Moderate: Gun violence, Dementia, and Murder

Minor: Homophobia and Suicide

andreabey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Dementia, Abortion, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

perlaesq's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

This book was incredible. Some portions were challenging to read, as they dove into philosophy and linguistics in a way I haven't had to read since college, but everything rewarded you.  Deeply human, complicated, heartbreaking, enraging.

The ending is incredible, and I hear it's very different from the movie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Murder, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia

lmm0's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.25

I feel about this book the same way I look at a Salvador Dalí painting - with a touch of awe, a giant dose of WtF, and a large, sinking stone in my belly of sadness and disgust. I would’ve rated this higher for so those reasons, except it felt too incomplete and rushed. There needed more development between the siblings. I hope the movie is better!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Dementia, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Outing, Abandonment, and War

kshertz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

I DNFed this book 3/4ths through but it got picked up for book club so I picked it back up and finished it!

It’s not sequential and much of it is whims and chaotic, which is always a hard read for me. The book that was written as a farce was very very long. Quite a long joke. 

It wasn’t for me, but I look forward to giving the movie a shot!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Dementia, and Murder

nopebook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Infidelity and Dementia