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Reviews tagging 'Grief'
Perfect world vol. 01 by Rie Aruga, Chiara Scaglione, Alice Settembrini, Christian Biscaro, Cristina Riminucci
4 reviews
kloughlin's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Medical content and Grief
Minor: Ableism and Excrement
becca_w_'s review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Excrement, Grief, and Car accident
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Ableism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Excrement and Car accident
rnbhargava's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-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 wonderfully depicts the struggles of a paraplegic man in relationship to the woman he comes to care greatly for, his former schoolmate. It doesn’t pull any punches in showing the recurring health struggles of Itsuki’s disability, complete with glimpses into how the people around him interact with his disability. I frequently found myself relating to Itsuki’s experience, feeling emotional yet happy to have physical disabilities seen in a story that reaches many types of people that hopefully learn a bit from it.
Graphic: Ableism, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
This volume covers the gamut of ways that Ableism is pervasive in daily life, complete with not so great things being said behind Itsuki’s back, disabled people feeling undesirable, friends and family members caring too much or too little about the ups and downs of the disabled person’s health, struggles with independence and usual rights of passage are all illustrated well and written about with a deft touch. I hope this series continues to be this high quality in future volumes, I’ve already bought about half of volumes of the full run of this series. It would be a shame if it loses its way as it progresses. I’d definitely recommend this book even if it’s to someone who doesn’t usually read romance leaning stories.
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