Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer

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aliciagriggs's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

A beautiful book. I was unsure of it at first, and there were quite a few parts that didn't hold my attention or I was bored with, but I persisted and I'm glad I did. The last part of this book makes it worthwhile. A book that will probably stay in my mind for a while. Unusual and thought-provoking.
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veronica222_'s review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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xiraetx's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

„He knows that it only takes a gentle tap to break its shell.“ 
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this book broke me. I bawled my eyes out while reading some of the scenes. its depiction of loss and how Isaac dealt with it couldn‘t have been more realistic. I felt like I was right there with him, feeling everything he was feeling. I‘ll definitely need some time to get over this beautifully sad and cute book. 
p.s. everybody needs an Egg in their life. 
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sarahhhh_kay's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An emotional heartwarming depiction of grief. Beautifully written, could not be improved 
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abi_sarah's review against another edition

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emotional funny sad medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Isaac is grieving. Grief does strange things to people and their minds. Isaac is a prime example of this. 

‘Isaac and the Egg’ is a story of a man’s journey through grief, his healing, his backward turns, his coping mechanisms and his moments of sheer despair. 

For me, the egg symbolises companionship for Isaac in his journey of recovery through this hard time in his life. The egg is Isaac’s coping mechanism, to give him hope and help him to get through. Grief changes our perspective of the world, it forces us to rethink our priorities, and can often lead our bodies to go into fight or flight mode. Isaac was constantly flipping between these two states. As his grief develops and he begins to heal, we see his determination for preferring the “fight” response more and more. This shows his mental strength returning.

I really resonated with the importance of lists and working through step by step in order to help your mind heal. I am proud of Isaac for crossing off everything on his list. I found it very prominent how he was challenging himself to do these incredibly emotionally challenging tasks, so soon after his wife’s death. He is a brave man. 

An incredibly emotional book, which had me tearing up at times, with twists and turns that had me gripped throughout. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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aimee2498's review against another edition

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

3.0

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anxiousbookclub's review against another edition

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fast-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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ellbsrh's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A book that deals with so much through the imagination, emotion and subtleties of a child’s story. Dealing with so much meaning syrrounding what it means to be human, how to love, how to lose and how to feel,  through the lens of a sweet and childlike innocence. a humane urge to care for others im absence of yourself, and in turn confronting and re-finding yourself. i am crying. 
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charlizzzard_'s review against another edition

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

4.5

A truly beautiful book that I just wanted to get back to every time I had to put it down. Sad, but a fantastic read.
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natalieliza29's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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