Reviews tagging 'Death'

Il Club del libro e della torta di bucce di patata di Guernsey by Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer

54 reviews

rhosynmd's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective 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

4.5

This book was so much more than I was expecting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Genocide, Violence, and War

Minor: Child death and Antisemitism

feebee's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Death

maaathiiilde's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Animal death and Cancer

s_reads_s's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Death of parent, and War

jaec11's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is the story of an author and how she finds inspiration by meeting a group of people called the Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. The story is told in letters.

Honestly, this book was okay. It was a little confusing to follow all the characters through their letters, but each character was interesting to read and had a big personality. I liked hearing their perspectives on the events of WWII. It was, however, a little dull, and I found it hard to be onboard with the romance when your only understanding of it was through biased letters. I also thought the ending was a little too tidy, and yet still not satisfying.

PG

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Death, Xenophobia, and Death of parent

handful_of_frogs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Grief, and War

Minor: Death, Gore, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

rlyne's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, and War

danajoy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

claragweny's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

5.0

I read the book after I fell in love with the Netflix production. I was surprised that the format of the book is a collection of letters. I've never read a book with this kind of format and I have to say that I loved it more than I thought I would. I think it really enhanced the romantic feel of the story. I love all the characters so much and I love the plot even more. Found family stories really, really get me emotional and the added bonus of this being a love story makes it even better! 5/5 would recommend it to anyone who loves historical romance or books about books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Genocide and Torture

Minor: Alcoholism and Miscarriage

bexi's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Slavery, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence