Reviews tagging 'Death'

Gujcio by Steven Rowley

158 reviews

goodyeargoodbooks's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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

3.5

Lost its way in the middle but pulled it back again for the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, and Death

amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Cancer, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Addiction, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual content, Homophobia, and Medical content

joensign's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, and Addiction

Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, and Drug abuse

Minor: Homophobia, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

marioosa517's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Medical content, Death, Homophobia, Grief, Addiction, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Car accident, Cancer, Sexism, and Misogyny

Minor: Blood, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, and Transphobia

ashleyjean6's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

Loved this so much! It reminds me of the way Thursday Murder Club deals with heavy, real topics with brilliant humor. It deals a lot with death and grief; but simultaneously is one of the wittiest and funny things I've read in awhile. Loved the atmospheric Palm Springs setting; it's a great summer read (think Kate nights, pools, ice cream, hot days). Highly recommend. I also loved the audiobook!! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, and Grief

catarina_pego's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Death

oxfordcommas91's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

3.5

I truly loved Steven Rowley’s “The Celebrants” so wanted to give this one a try upon recommendation from a friend. It wasn’t nearly as satisfying as The Celebrants but kept me busy for a few days. While the kids were delightful, I think I missed some of the charm that their gay uncle (“Guncle”) was supposed to bring to the table. His life felt a bit difficult to relate to and disconnected from the storyline happening. Nonetheless, a nice story about grief and finding/discovering joy in unlikely places. There was a lot of heart in this book and a fair amount of laugh out loud moments, but I wasn’t as invested in this story as I would have liked to be!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Death

Moderate: Drug abuse, Cancer, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Minor: Drug use

timetotalkbeauty's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Cancer, and Terminal illness

Minor: Death and Car accident

rachelschloneger's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Death of parent, and Death

keppers_jax's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Sexual content