Reviews tagging 'Death'

Amanhã, amanhã, e ainda outro amanhã by Gabrielle Zevin

1437 reviews

emmajonesgill's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-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

3.75

3.75 ⭐

On paper this should be my kind of book, being about games with a generally platonic friendship between a boy and a girl. 
And whilst I did it enjoy it, and the gaming references, it felt too drawn out, pretentious, and at times I could not stand Sam and Sadie. 
Around the halfway point, I just stopped caring and more than once had to force myself to keep reading. And then in the latter chapters, I figured out the reveals before the chapters end (in the case of chapter 7, before I even read it.)

I do recommend giving this a read, especially if you do like literary fiction. But I do think it's been over hyped, and you should bear that in mind before reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Car accident

Minor: Death of parent

rhiadav1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

Wow, this was a really hard book for me to finish. As soon as I started reading I knew that I was going to struggle to get into the storyline as it was extremely slow and dull. I was determined to finish it just so I could be done with it and by the end I was skim reading the pages. 

Overall, the characters were beyond frustrating. I despised Sadie as she treats Sam horrendously. I do not see how it can be viewed as a form of love. I also didn’t understand what the point of the story was as a result of this. The characters displayed very little development even over such a long time span and the ending was anti climatic. I’m very glad I can move onto a new book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Antisemitism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer and Cultural appropriation

olivia_piepmeier's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.75

Been meaning to read this for awhile and finishing a production of Macbeth is what finally made it happen. 

The narrative structure of this, sometimes reading like a retrospective on the career of Sadie and Sam, plus the focus on game design through the lens of a deep friendship + business made this an incredibly engaging read. The characters felt real and complex. The setting felt vibrant. I enjoyed the peppering in of theater as part of Marx's identity. I definitely understand why this keeps appearing on best of lists.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

spicyplantsaige's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Fell flat at times but very good. A bit predictable at times and seemed like a complex love triangle which I don’t usually go for but intellectually written with nostalgia for the “golden era of video games” but very interesting nonetheless 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

hannah_the_bookworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Stalking, and Pregnancy

craftycatmum's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual violence

bothsidespsych's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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: Death, Gun violence, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction and Eating disorder

bethanystone13's review against another edition

The writing didn't grab me. I felt a little off kilter from the way it swapped narrator and timeline within the chapters so found it hard to follow at points

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Content Warnings

Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

eva_wel's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

3.0

This book covers themes of suffering and death, while using the ongoing motif of games and technology to apply such themes in a manageable setting, making it easier for both the characters and a reader to handle the heavy emotional burdens of life. While being fiction, this book has a surprising factual value, which may be owed to the confrontation of real-life problems, avoiding glossing over reality with fantastical details. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

ivi_reads_books's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This is a nuanced story about friendship, love, life's tragedies, success and failure.

Even though I'm not a gamer it was interesting to see how the gaming industry and in particular development works.

There is some representation of a main character who suffers from chronic pain. The book portrayed the isolation and impact on the person's life and their loved ones very  realistically. He is not a good role model for pain management though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Car accident

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic