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adelineania's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt
mandel's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Car accident, and Pregnancy
Minor: Bullying, Rape, and Sexual assault
sabrina_wrn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent
reginahafner_'s review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying and Abandonment
Minor: Infertility, Sexual assault, and Medical content
fleurfiles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
mirajuliee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Durch passend gesetzte Zeitsprünge erzählt Jules von seinem Leben, von frühen Erinnerungen in seiner Kindheit, zum Leben im Internat, bishin zur Gegenwart, auf seine reflektierte, jedoch träumerische, eigene Art. Durch diese Rückblicke lernt man ihn und die anderen Personen kennen und kann sich gut in sie hereinversetzen.
Dem Autor ist es mit diesem Roman gelungen, das Leben mit all seinen schönen aber auch schwierigen Facetten auf realistische und melancholische Art darzustellen, ohne kitschig zu wirken. Unterstrichen wird dies durch zahlreiche, wunderschön ausgedrückte Textpassagen bzw. Gedanken der Charaktere.
Der einzige Punkt, der mich ein wenig gestört hat, ist, dass nicht alle Fragen, die zu Anfang des Romans aufgekommen sind (z.B. in Hinsicht auf die Vergangenheit der Eltern etc.), zum Ende hin nicht beantwortet werden. Abgesehen davon ist es eine wunderbare Geschichte über das Erwachsen werden, den Verlust von Geliebten, die damit verbundene Trauer und die Einsamkeit, die jeder von uns schon einmal erlebt hat.
Graphic: Death, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Alcohol
Minor: Abortion
kathrinellis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
lesezimmer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.25
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, and Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, and Death of parent
Minor: Abortion
lalu's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
The writing style of the first ~50 pages sounded so pretentious - as if the author desperately wants his book to be talked about in high schools.
It got better after that and was easy to read (which kinda saved it from a really bad rating), but contemporary literature about the regrets and tragedies in the life of a middle aged white guy just isn't my jam.
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Infertility, and Sexual content