Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer

41 reviews

rory_coleman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.25

Had to skim the end because it was carrying on a bit but also I had book club to finish this for!! I really, really enjoyed this. I loved egg, I loved Isaac’s love for Mary, I loved the humour throughout a tough plot. I pictured egg so vividly so good on Bobby for that. Would read his next book but bravo for a debut like this! Glad this was my first read of the year. Quirky and lovable.

Wawoo!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

mybestfriendsarefictional's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

novelshire's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Death of parent, Car accident, and Panic attacks/disorders

basil_touche's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

I ended up being sold on this book after reading the first page. It's bizarre premise and absurd sense of humor really appeal to my own sensiblities when it comes to fiction, while also having an emotional core that holds no barred to it's subject. The style of the writing was clear and kept my attention and the fun quirks with the typography where words move or even form the shape of an egg really added to the experience. 

Egg was probably my favourite character, I kept imaginging him as being a puppet from the Jim Henson Company and the erratic wiggling of his absurdly long arms made for quite the humourous image. But, he's also essential to the darker subject matter in helping Issac acknowledge and remember the full extent of his wife's death. It's a fine balance that I think the book does with flying colours. Whether Egg was real or a memory of Mary's last book project is left for the reader to decide. I like to think it's a little of both.

I do think that the big reveal near the end of the book was obvious and that it felt a tad rushed at the end, but I still found the conclusion to be an emotional and satsifying one (I even got a little teary eyed). Really glad I read this one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Alcoholism, and Car accident

vmayne's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Mental illness

isaaceelliot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

I picked this book up because it had my name written on the cover, I never expected to enjoy it so much or be so moved by the end of it!!
well written, a fresh and adorable take on “found friends that can’t stay for long”
Go into it knowing as little as you can. 
First five star read of 2023

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Suicide

jvicarm's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Mental illness

liammenzies's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

Moderate: Grief and Suicide attempt

kim_lommaert's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Car accident, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Panic attacks/disorders

gracefg's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death, Grief, Suicide, Car accident, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts