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bamcd9's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Cancer and Mental illness
vampymary's review against another edition
- 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
Maybe it’s because I know he wrote it with a very personal note. But it felt really personal.. raw.. so full of emotion.. and yet still light hearted enough not to feel depressed whilst reading it.
Loved every bit of it…
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Child death and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Suicide, and Murder
petra_eller's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder
h_scharff's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, and Suicide
joey_estrada's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
The writing is so pleasant and easy to get through while still being able to properly and accurately portray complex emotions.
The book deals with processing grief, and at times mentions the 5 stages of grief. The writing and the flow of the story made it so the reader felt exactly like the characters did at each stage, which I found fascinating.
This book actually made me cry towards the end, which has never happened before, so that's high praises coming from me.
I liked that this book talks about all different kinds of grief, rather than focusing on one way of feeling it.
Though this book is mainly about death and grief, it is not all depressing. Quite the opposite, actually. The book is full of hope and humor as well as fear.
The story structure of Under the Whispering Door is similar to The House in the Cerulean Sea.
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Child death and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder
efurtak49's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer and Car accident
daniofthewood's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Violence, and Car accident
Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
abijmieds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Suicide, Torture, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
sparklefarm's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Suicide, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder
clemrain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I had a bit of a hard time getting into this one. The start is immediately captivating but it slows considerably for a while before it picks back up again. Then it really runs.
I love the main characters. Yes, even the manager. Some side characters were very one dimensional, which is fine I suppose. But a lot of them seemed to serve the same purpose. Having a raging one for Hugo. Fr
The ending,
The writing is simple and easy. It does make me cringe sometimes, but like I’m a good way. Like I’m a teen again reading fic again. A bit repetitive and on the nose. However, again it’s exactly what makes it an easy read and doesn’t feel demeaning to the reader.
A cute and simple read littered with depressing ideas.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Misogyny and Sexual harassment