Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Mad Honey by Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

120 reviews

graysonbax's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Deadnaming, Blood, Transphobia, Death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Physical abuse, Grief, Outing, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Abortion

morganegrant's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Suicide, Violence, Bullying, Transphobia, Physical abuse, Grief, Outing, Self harm, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, and Murder

Minor: Abortion

danithedogwalker's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Transphobia, and Bullying

Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, and Grief

kcbas1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Mental illness, Murder, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

clairehe's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

This actually had me wondering what had happened and I never guessed the answer. This broke my heart. I know I’ll be thinking about it for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Grief, and Self harm

Moderate: Toxic relationship

kbweis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Child death, Outing, Sexual assault, Suicide, Deadnaming, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Grief, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Death, and Homophobia

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Car accident

jamie_rich's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Grief, Outing, Domestic abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Medical content

kvrapcu's review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Bullying, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Grief, Mental illness, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Abortion, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Self harm

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional informative 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Grief, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Transphobia, Child death, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, Sexual content, Deadnaming, Outing, Bullying, and Hate crime

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

ashley1233's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

I found it was stressful, intense and emotionally taxing.  There were too many traumatic experiences for me.  It was not enjoyable.  
That being said- it is a well written book.  It’s an interesting plot.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Child death, Grief, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt