Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Everyone in This Room Will Someday be Dead by Emily Austin

250 reviews

shaun_dh's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective 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

4.5

I devoured this. I absolutely loved this book, though I can recognize it won’t be for everyone. Those who get it, get it. And those who don’t, honestly, you’re lucky. If you have panic attacks, obsess over death, have depression or suicidal ideations, religious trauma, struggle with addiction, or feel things deeply, this may or may not be for you. I can see how it might be difficult to read, but it also might make you feel seen

As an atheist lesbian who has non-debilitating anxiety, this book brought up some stuff for me. I have already been thinking so much about death due to the ongoing genocide of Palestinians, but this book made me more anxious. But it’s also hopeful and the ending scene is perfect and the whole book reminds us that life, though fleeting, is precious

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Minor: Car accident, Vomit, Homophobia, Body horror, Cursing, Dementia, Drug use, Grief, Outing, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and Self harm

logsbooklog's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

2.5

this is a quick, engaging read but good lord is it miserable. it’s uncomfortable and all over the place and the vignettes bounce around like pinball, though i acknowledge a lot of this is on purpose. i found a lot of it bordered on misanthropic and the ending speeds through tying loose ends like a bullet train. i didn’t hate it but i didn’t really like it either.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Lesbophobia, Vomit, and Death

Moderate: Medical trauma, Car accident, Religious bigotry, and Panic attacks/disorders

juliatsang's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

vagrantheather's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.5

This book made me question whether I actually have anxiety. I mean I do, and some of what our MC went through was relatable, but man oh man some of it was so far beyond me. Gilda makes a million horrible, misguided choices. Then never even tries to explain herself. I both get it and don't; my personal experience with anxiety has me over explaining constantly and anxious how others perceive me (which does not help me be more clear, at all). I know everyone's journey is different, I just didn't super heavily vibe with this portrayal the way I did with, say, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.

The only characters I really liked were Eleanor and Jeff. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, Alcohol, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, and Self harm

Minor: Animal death, Car accident, and Blood

zarfus211's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

4.5

It was very good, inquisitive book about life. As someone with mental illness I felt very seen and represented. At times it was hard to read because it felt a little too real

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Car accident, Animal death, and Religious bigotry

arsmithwick19's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Car accident

rideauriverreads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Homophobia, Medical content, and Vomit

agracerobinson's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Confinement, Self harm, Murder, Suicide, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Grief, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Addiction, Animal death, and Death

sxndaze's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

Oh my god I just wish you were smiling.

Now, do you ever think about how people might wish that for you?

Beautiful stream of conscious novel. You have to be in the right mindset to read this. It’s dark and funny and a little heartbreaking all at once. The ending feels a little abrupt, but it’s still a joy to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Homophobia, Vomit, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

carrotcow's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Homophobia, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Alcoholism, and Vomit