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thebankofbooks's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Alcohol
pieceofkim's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Grief
withlivjones's review
emotional
mysterious
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? No
4.0
I’ve never been one for annotating books but this is a book I really want to take a pencil and highlighter to because there’s just so much to it - a lot of which I’m sure went right over my head (particularly anything regarding Ted Hughes). Beautifully written with lots of feeling, it treads the line between poetry and prose.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Death of parent
dubious_little_creature's review
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief
sunn_bleach's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
My favorite thing about this book is it shows how messy grief is. Grief is not a neat package of sadness -> anger -> acceptance, or however many stages there might be. Grief is disgusting, indulgent, and (occasionally) violent. This book shows that - from the cursing to the despondency to the piss and shit. And it's interwoven with absolutely heartrending statements on what it is to lose someone and the mess they leave behind. As stated early on in the book, it's an apartment of "no-longer hers", and it doesn't have the care that comes with slow illness.
Now what? I'm just supposed to go on with my day? Crow would laugh at that but also agree - both in literal and in intent.
Now what? I'm just supposed to go on with my day? Crow would laugh at that but also agree - both in literal and in intent.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Gore and Sexual content
sandwiiche's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
i don't think i've ever read anything quite like this. this was a very strange book indeed. the pacing was frantic and tumultuous, much like the upswings and downswings of grief. it was interesting, and i appreciated what this book was trying to convey, but i don't think i connected with this style of writing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Grief, and Death of parent
readingtotravel's review
emotional
reflective
sad
4.5
Insanely good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Death
tarajoy90's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Grief
hedgehogreads01's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
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? No
3.5
I couldn’t stop comparing the book with my feelings about Mrs Death Misses Death, a book written by a poet, and which I enjoyed more. Somehow, Grief is the Thing with Feathers didn’t touch my heart as much.
There are 3 parts, the change in main human characters happens quickly because of the pace and the length of the book, and I didn’t quit have a time to grasp it.
There 2 women in the book: one is dead, another one was used for sex as a way to show that the father/husband character is healing from his deeper grief, but is not yet there.
There are 3 parts, the change in main human characters happens quickly because of the pace and the length of the book, and I didn’t quit have a time to grasp it.
There 2 women in the book: one is dead, another one was used for sex as a way to show that the father/husband character is healing from his deeper grief, but is not yet there.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent and Grief
parasihir's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The first thing I thought of about the crow is death. Probably more like a proof that someone is dead in their house. And then I also think about ghost. The crow will take form of the memories, the places, the words, and everything that you grieve. Some are confusing, some are beautiful, but everything is sad. And heavy. But the crow will be gone one day. Because even if someone was dead in that house of a family, life goes on. The grief will be there, forever, but it is simply a part of their life. Not ghost nor death. It is life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Death, and Grief