Reviews tagging 'Death'

Amanhã, amanhã, e ainda outro amanhã by Gabrielle Zevin

1437 reviews

rosie_sloan's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad 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

Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma

Minor: Death, Suicide, Car accident, and Death of parent

jkull_10's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Abortion, and Pregnancy

bbmaan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

sianmichaela's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

Really loved this book in a way I haven't for a long while. Fantastic writing, nostalgic but current. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Suicide, and Death of parent

a_universe's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

jzargo_thebird's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

I'm giving this book a reluctant five stars simply beucase I absolutely adore it despite its noticeable flaws. It was written so well, it's feels so good to read like I'm drinking warm soup. The vibes were extremely comforting and rich. Forgiving some unsatisfactory things like lacking plot (which is super ture to life) but in a way where I didn't feel as engaged around the 50-60% as well as the romantic relationships feeling rather weak and shallow and at one point including straight up physical and sexual abuse and the guy who did it is just chilling around for the whole book and they mention it for a couple one-off jokes. But despite those few things, this story is just so admirable and charming, yet terribly heart aching and depressing, all while being uplifting and comforting, as well as Introspective and transforming. Long story short, I fucking loved this book. And I want to play some games. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

samglade's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

2.75

Please check the list of content warnings before reading this book, if you have any triggers at all - it throws a lot of dark elements at the reader offhandedly, without much buildup.
While I enjoyed the nuanced characters and their relationships, my enjoyment of the book was spoiled by some of the choices the author has made. The author decided on a style heavy on clinical, excessive details (e.g. a list of video game merchandise on a shelf having over 20 items, comma-separated), which betrayed that she is not a tech person and the incorrect usage of technical terms was jarring. More importantly, it felt like she was ticking off all the dark themes she could think of from the list of possible content warnings, all packed into the lives of three individuals. For shock value? I can't tell why it was needed. Given how the story was progressing, I was genuinely surprised that miscarriage wasn't used as a cherry on top. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug use, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Abortion, and Cultural appropriation

ta_ma_ra_gj's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

Minor: Drug abuse, Sexual content, and Vomit

jaylene's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

DNF'd at 51%

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Abortion

kitkathw871's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Rarely have I read a book that captures human experience so perfectly. The characters are flawed, but you understand them. You root for themas you follow their good times and bad, you truly feel as if you know them. Zevin's writing is beautiful and the last section of the book is a memorable stand out in all the books I read last year. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gun violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual content