Reviews tagging 'Grief'

De boekwinkel aan het eind van de wereld by Ruth Shaw

11 reviews

ell__ars's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Child death and Death

kiwialexa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

emjrey's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

5.0

This was an incredible read! I thought it would be just cute stories from her bookstore... And it was, but also had her life story told every other chapter which was a roller coaster of a story! There are some heavy topics and at times its almost unbelievable! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, and Grief

steph_phanie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Ruth Shaw has led one incredible and adventurous life. Although her journey was filled with much pain and heartbreak, she looks back upon her life with tenderness. Throughout most of her memoir, my thoughts were, "How did she do all this? How would one even begin? I could never!"

This is more than the story of a bookseller in New Zealand. It is the story of a daughter, mother, sailor (extraordinaire!), lover, survivor, and fighter. She was not perfect, but she was courageous and passionate, and that has brought her to the wonderful place she is in today.

There were some moments where I would have liked more context, detail, and emotion, but overall I enjoyed reading about her vibrant life.

*Please note the content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Abortion, and Murder

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Alcohol

ppppaula's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

noahsbookishcorner's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

cartermon4's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War

cturn's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Police brutality, and Death of parent

lisa00's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Infertility

bookb1itch's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

thank you to my friend Jan, who passed this on when she heard I was planning a trip to NZ.  We have discussed how boring our lives must look, in comparison to Ruth's.  Ruth has endured so many tragedies and disappointments, but kept bouncing back.  I would love to meet her one day, but sadly our trip is during winter, when Ruth's book shops are closed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, and Grief

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Drug use