Reviews with content warning for Suicide - The Immortalists

I really struggled with figuring out how to rate this book. It was very complex. I didn’t always enjoy it, but it did get me thinking, and the ending really tied everything together for me. I enjoyed the writing style, but sometimes found the story strange and difficult, but I think it’s meant to be. I appreciated the difference of each character, the representation of different ethnicities, sexualities, religious beliefs, superstitions, political opinions, mental illnesses, family situations, etc. The characters felt really well designed to be like real people, with beauty and flaws and complexity and the relationships were well written in that regard as well. Overall a great book, definitely not a light read, but worth reading and considering some of the themes throughout.

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sh0pgirl's review

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

3.5

this certainly is a book that I read!

giving an extra .5 star for simon and klara alone 😭

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lizzypunch's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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popsicleplease's review

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dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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ordinarypickle's review against another edition

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sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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amberjackonski's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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? No

4.0

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nicola_scutt's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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

4.5

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missjuliamazing's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Honestly could not tell you if I like this book or not. I usually find a lot of contemporary fiction to be incredibly pretentious and self important. But it was engaging enough for me to finish, so 3 stars.

It was incredibly frustrating to watch all the characters make terrible life decisions that led to their ultimate demise. But the themes of grief and loss within strained family structures really struck home.

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