Reviews with content warning for Terminal illness - Elegy for the Undead

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Elegy for the Undead by Matthew Vesely

3 reviews

sirpancakes's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was an excellent read, though it was heartbreaking. So many intense moments!

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st_ender's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

The novella deals with terminal illness in a very honest way, without making it into a festival of suffering. I don't know why this is labeled as horror- it's a love story, and a story about death, but it is not scary, just profoundly sad. But sad in a way that makes the reader better in the end.

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marisacarpico's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.25

The only other book I picked up at this year's BK Book Fest and, wow, what a find. Glad I ignored the awkwardness of knowing the author was sitting right there and didn't ignore the way this book kept drawing me back.

Beautifully written and felt. Sophisticated in everything from its understanding of the grief that springs from protracted terminal illness to the complexities of maintaining a romantic relationship. There is both beautiful language here and really compelling plotting, allowing one character to start at the beginning of the relationship and the other to track its end.

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