Reviews tagging 'Death'

Still Life by Sarah Winman

24 reviews

mandkips'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Homophobia, Rape, and Murder

charliphillipps's review against another edition

funny hopeful 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: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death and Domestic abuse

Minor: Car accident

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

I'm not really interested in reading this anymore. I know a lot of people love this book, but literary fiction is just not my cup of tea. Also, I feel that the lack of quotation marks for speech is annoying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Death

asourceoffiction's review

emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

This is a book about the passing of time, and the connections we make and lose along the way. But it's so brilliantly wistful and so utterly brimming with beauty, that it just pulls you in and holds onto you.

It did take me a little while to run with the style (which is a bit quirky but totally suits the story), but once I got into it I was completely invested. And the characters; my god they're the most amazing, beautiful, ridiculous bunch and they made the whole book. I particularly loved some of the more unlikely touches, like a parrot randomly reciting Shakespeare, or the brilliantly funny connection between Col's string of girlfriends.

I loved the small, intimate moments as much as I did the grand, sweeping landscapes and stunning descriptions. The story has sadness in abundance, but it has so much joy and wonder that it just made me happy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship

ceejcook's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, War, and Animal death

Minor: Alcoholism

daisydoolie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

I really really adored this book, every now and then the sheer serendipity of the story lines and the way certain characters reacted to things felt...unrealistic and took me out of it a bit. But fundamentally, it’s a story isn’t it and not meant to be completely realistic. It was full of big love and hope and gorgeous character development and realistic lesbians!!!! Left me with a warm feeling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Drug use, Cursing, Vomit, Violence, Classism, Alcoholism, Abandonment, War, and Toxic relationship

erin819's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and War

my_plant_library's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Grief

Moderate: Death

Minor: Rape, War, and Homophobia

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

3.0

I don't quite get why everyone loves this book so much.
The characters are really lovely and the storyline is sweet. The authors style of writing is interesting, because in a way ith feels like a still life (in a good way).
However, it felt like eating to much lemon cake ( In the beginning it tastes amazing, but after a while you are just not hungry anymore, but you still have to finish the cake and you are starting to feel sick. If you are a person that can eat endless amounts of lemon cake without feeling sick, I strongly recommend this book)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Abandonment, Grief, Mental illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and War

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Abortion, Rape, Ableism, Death, Violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Murder, Homophobia, and Death of parent

cathannahs's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Death, and Domestic abuse