Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

192 reviews

awderrick's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

mglwndz's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Domestic abuse

zetiacg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Grief, and Pregnancy

cfreeman129's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Murder

figsofpeach's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: War

sdub1996's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

floralvinyls's review against another edition

3.0

i had such high hopes after the nightingale, but something about this book just didn't work imo.
i get that this is set in the 70s and psychotherapy was even more stigmatized than it is now, but come on. ernt was severely traumatized and instead of putting a stop to his antics, the townspeople just kept on not doing anything, when it was crystal clear that cora was not able to save herself and leni from him. that part was so frustrating and i feel like in order to be consistent with their characterization, all those death threats towards ernt should have stopped being threats. things in this book tend to happen (or not happen) for the plot only, not because it is particularly realistic.
another reviewer also said this reads like trauma porn, and i have to agree. every possible bad thing happens in this book, which quickly becomes very predicable, but i also makes it even more unbelievable that the author tried to have it end in a happily-ever-after-way.

i'm not a neurologist, but i do study psychology and i don't think it's realistic to recover from severe brain damage followed by a medically induced coma after two years and be practically back to normal after a couple more. maybe i'm wrong, idk.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

masonrpena's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

I didn't care for *any* of the characters except Large Marge so I've had trouble sticking with the book. 
Maybe I'll pick it back up in the future 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Xenophobia, and War

Minor: Sexual content

suzquinn97's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail