Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

14 reviews

lisewolters's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Bullying

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma

buzzinfly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Suicide, Blood, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

notthatcosta's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• 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

Although quite saccharine at points (particularly the ending), there was a lot of grit to this book that surpassed my expectations. Beyond the book itself I was almost more fascinated by the lore around the story and how R.J. Palacio was inspired to write it.

Books like this make me wish I had discovered them when I was much younger, but perhaps I wouldn't have appreciated them at the time. I sincerely hope reading this book made some kids a little bit kinder to their peers, because if there's a moral to this story, it's that kids can be cruel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma

suzyvee's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Bullying

Moderate: Animal death, Grief, and Medical trauma

unusuallyy's review against another edition

inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Bullying

Moderate: Animal death, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Alcohol

a1ice_booklover's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

I thought it was really sad when

Daisy died, at first I thought she was giving birth.

But it was a really great book, at some times it made me want to cry.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming and Bullying

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Grief, and Toxic friendship

_nem_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Rep: Disabled kid main character

I felt I could really connect to the characters particularly because it was an audiobook. I enjoyed the multiple POV and going over the same situation again with a different person. The ending was fairly predictable but also satisfying. Generally a feel good book but I did also cry at one point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Bullying

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Emotional abuse and Panic attacks/disorders

turning_every_paige's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Medical content, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

garynoplastie's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Bullying

Moderate: Animal death, Medical content, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Cultural appropriation

fromjuliereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-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 was adorable and wonderful and I teared up so many times but like happy tears for quite a few of them 😅 the characters are just so wonderful - and of course some of them are just awful but we don't want to focus on them. I laughed out loud so many times at these character's jokes! Such a good read with important messages!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism