edo_'s review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-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
3.0
jaimee_dm's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
sophronisba's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I never quite warmed up to this novel about the tragic loss of a teenage girl, but the ending really worked for me.
livingdeadbabe's review against another edition
4.0
A internal dialogue story of how a girl and the people closest to her deal with grief. The sad part is most people go into this thinking it’s a mystery so the rating suffer.
michellekmartin's review against another edition
4.0
Sally is 14 years old when her older sister dies. We follow along over the course of the next 15 years as she deals with her grief. It's a coming of age meets grief meets dark humor novel.
What I really enjoyed about this one is that it's written as if Sally is talking to her sister, Kathy. The informal and witty and sassy writing made this story at once sad and heartwarming and funny. A true rollercoaster of a ride. I really enjoyed it and had a hard time putting it down, largely reading it in two sittings.
If you liked EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU by Celeste Ng or TELL THE WOLVES I'M HOME by Carol Rifka Brunt I think this one would be right up your alley!
What I really enjoyed about this one is that it's written as if Sally is talking to her sister, Kathy. The informal and witty and sassy writing made this story at once sad and heartwarming and funny. A true rollercoaster of a ride. I really enjoyed it and had a hard time putting it down, largely reading it in two sittings.
If you liked EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU by Celeste Ng or TELL THE WOLVES I'M HOME by Carol Rifka Brunt I think this one would be right up your alley!
annejupena's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
lauralovestoread's review against another edition
3.0
I’m always torn when I add a book because of a fellow book loving friend recommendation, and it ends up not being what I’d hoped it to be. Or maybe I just hype it up a bit too much.
NOTES ON YOUR SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE is a living story with themes of family, love, and the grief that comes from a loss.
Sally is left to grieve after tragically losing her high-school sister Kathy in a car accident. Kathy’s boyfriend Billy was driving, and he too is left grieving this unthinkable loss.
I enjoyed the audiobook, which was narrated by Jesse Vilinsky, who did a great job portraying the emotions brought on by such a loss and the guilt that comes from a tragedy like this.
*many thanks to Henry Holt & Company and Macmillan Audio/Netgalley for the gifted copy for review
NOTES ON YOUR SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE is a living story with themes of family, love, and the grief that comes from a loss.
Sally is left to grieve after tragically losing her high-school sister Kathy in a car accident. Kathy’s boyfriend Billy was driving, and he too is left grieving this unthinkable loss.
I enjoyed the audiobook, which was narrated by Jesse Vilinsky, who did a great job portraying the emotions brought on by such a loss and the guilt that comes from a tragedy like this.
*many thanks to Henry Holt & Company and Macmillan Audio/Netgalley for the gifted copy for review
pdestrienne's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
3.75
I found the perspective distracting for the first maybe 25% of the book (I kept switching into full 2nd person and thinking "you" was Sally when it was Kathy), and then there were shifts in the timeline that threw me off, but then there I was at the end, genuinely weeping. Who knows!