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nneka23's review
emotional
reflective
relaxing
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? No
4.75
I could tell just based on the description that I would like The Details. For a book with no real plot, I thoroughly enjoyed this. It features such beautiful writing. Sparked a lot of thought for me. Overall a very pleasant reading experience.
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
faenth's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Rape, Alcohol, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Addiction
pandemonicbaby's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
relaxing
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
4.75
as we walk between the stones the years pass sideways around us behind their flimsy curtains. As far as the dead are concerned, chronology has no import and all that matters are the details, the degree of density, this how and what and everything to do with who.
When I was younger I often thought I should travel more and farther, spend more time in foreign countries, that I should be in a constant state of velocity so that I could get out there and truly live, but with time I have come to understand that everything I was looking for was right here, inside of me, inside the things that surround me, in the money jobs that became my actual jobs, in the constancy of the everyday, in the eyes of the people I meet when I allow my gaze to linger.
A wonderful little book about remembering those that are or were important to us, people that shaped moments of our lives and therefore have shaped us. It reminds me of that quote from a tumblr blog that said something along the lines of "we are a mosaic of the people that we have loved." I think that is very much true. We seep into eachother, shaping one another in irreversible ways. Did you know that the bacteria you inherit from kissing someone can change your gut flora forever? This impact we have on eachother is intrinsic not only to human nature, but to life itself.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Rape
Minor: Pregnancy
This book's last chapter includes a character that suffers from an anxiety disorder throughout her life, caused by a traumatic event in her past (rape).lotten's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
relaxing
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Rape
pikkumarja's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Yksityiskohtainen, tunteellinen ja tarkka kuvaus ihmisistä elämän varrella. Nautin kirjasta alusta loppuun, vihasin ja rakastin jokaista sen henkilöä.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Rape
thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition
reflective
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Infidelity, Mental illness, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, and Rape
readwithchar's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Rape, Alcohol, and Death of parent
edilund's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape and Death of parent
aitiite's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent, Rape, Violence, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
katrinkirjat's review against another edition
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.5
Ah miten hyvä kirja! Taidokas, upea, elävä, täynnä viittauksia ja hyviä lauseita. Pidin!
Kirja koostuu neljän eri ihmisen ympärille punoutuvista osioista, joiden kautta muodostuu kuvaa kertojasta ja hänen elämästään. Tarinat on aika isoja, ja koostuvat pienistä yksityiskohdista. Pidin kaikista, mutta viimeinen, joka oli hyvin merkittävä, oli lopulta omaan makuuni ehkä turhan alleviivaava ja isoja asioita käsittelevä. Luulen, että ilman sitä kirja olisi ollut täydellinen ja jäänyt sopivan kevyeksi, mysteeriksi. Mutta näinkin erinomainen!
Kirja koostuu neljän eri ihmisen ympärille punoutuvista osioista, joiden kautta muodostuu kuvaa kertojasta ja hänen elämästään. Tarinat on aika isoja, ja koostuvat pienistä yksityiskohdista. Pidin kaikista, mutta viimeinen, joka oli hyvin merkittävä, oli lopulta omaan makuuni ehkä turhan alleviivaava ja isoja asioita käsittelevä. Luulen, että ilman sitä kirja olisi ollut täydellinen ja jäänyt sopivan kevyeksi, mysteeriksi. Mutta näinkin erinomainen!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape