Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

5 reviews

laurajenkins's review

Constant F-bombs. More woke commentary on Covid than a story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm and Cursing

sarahflanders's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted sad 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death of parent, Dementia, and Medical content

lea_fox's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.0

This one was tough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Infidelity, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Self harm, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

readingwithmeredith's review

emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

Moderate: Cursing

travelthrupages's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Confinement

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content

This is such an interesting book about COVID-19, surviving and realizing what life really should be about. I really enjoyed the parts where Diana is in the Galapagos. This part was so enjoyable. However, this isn't what it seems. During an almost life-ending emergency, Diana is no longer in the Galapagos, but back in NYC. COVID is rampant and she has been in the hospital for a few days with, nearly dying. She soon realizes that all the plans, the wants, the nonsense doesn't matter anymore. She goes on to change many things about her life because of her near-death experience. This is pretty powerful, but I felt like it was lacking a bit. Like I said before, the story in the Galapagos was very good. I just felt like the story was going to go in a totally different direction. The ending is OPEN-ENDED. Be warned. I looked at the last line for a few minutes before I read the author's notes (also pretty important information here so don't skip it). Thank you #Netgalley #RandomHouseBooks and #JodiPicoult for this advanced reader copy in exchange for my review!