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tea_tamai's review
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I love it.
I love it!
I.
Love.
It.
.
Reading and listening to it afterwards was the perfect choice.
I love it!
I.
Love.
It.
.
Reading and listening to it afterwards was the perfect choice.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Death of parent
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
laurakfinnegan's review
challenging
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Violence
emquartz15's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This novella in verse moved me to chills and teary eyes. It’s an exploration of language and humanity through the story of a dad who loses his wife, kids who lose their mother, and the crow that helps them through it. It’s weird and beautiful, disturbing and lovable. Even though I am quite different from the voices in the book, it still helped me cope with my own feelings of grief, which I think is a testament to its success. Very much worth the read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
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
chriscarvell17's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Death, Blood, and Death of parent
fanni_b22's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Death
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