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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
After years of infertility and a traumatic divorce from her husband during the pandemic, Phoebe checks into a fancy manor to kill herself. Little does she know that she will encounter an entire wedding party and meet the bride in the elevator. Phoebe becomes a pivotal part of the wedding and has to come to terms with her past while getting to know the bride, groom and their families. Raw, heartbreaking, but also terribly funny and relatable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Dementia
This was too serious for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
Moderate: Cancer, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Death of parent
Minor: Vomit
dark
funny
inspiring
reflective
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:
Complicated
Omg I was so afraid of this book being a letdown. The cover of the book definitely matches the vibe of the book. It feels like a modern day retelling of early 1900s book. Loved every second of it. Dark humor throughout, but doesn't ruin the beautiful setting. Cant say much without spoilers, but it's up there for my favorite of the year.
TW miscarriage.
TW miscarriage.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Infertility, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt
Minor: Vomit
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Okie doke, this was quite and interesting adventure. This book was originally a DNF for me. I stopped after reading for maybe an hour. I can in hindsight 100% understand why I decided to stop this and I do not blame myself at all.
It’s important for readers to know that there is not a lot of story here. It really is almost a non fiction prose about (what I assume is) the author’s ideas about life and depression. Even moreso it seems like the author just really went through an existential crisis. I think Allison’s writings and ideas are very profound and there are a LOT of great thoughts and thought-connections, and things that act as catalyst for life and thoughts. I think I have figured it out - if you like non-fiction, you very well may love this book. However, I love a good story. I love growth. But I don’t love a 150 hour tour in a character’s head. If it doesn’t read like a non fiction, then at the very least it is basically a reality show, another area of media I don’t usually love.
So, if you are in the mood for reading An extremely book that is centered on existential thoughts, you should love it!
I thought I was getting a meet-cute and I got a 12 hour long essay. I listened to the whole book at 1.5-2.0 speed. While I hate zooming through audio books (I usually LOVE to pause and build a scene in my head slowly, even while reading silently), I couldn’t go fast enough. Like, I literally could have listened even FASTER, but legit the audio fast gave me some sensory issues (but I had no problem processing it that quickly and my brain wanted to process MORE, FASTER).
It’s important for readers to know that there is not a lot of story here. It really is almost a non fiction prose about (what I assume is) the author’s ideas about life and depression. Even moreso it seems like the author just really went through an existential crisis. I think Allison’s writings and ideas are very profound and there are a LOT of great thoughts and thought-connections, and things that act as catalyst for life and thoughts. I think I have figured it out - if you like non-fiction, you very well may love this book. However, I love a good story. I love growth. But I don’t love a 150 hour tour in a character’s head. If it doesn’t read like a non fiction, then at the very least it is basically a reality show, another area of media I don’t usually love.
So, if you are in the mood for reading An extremely book that is centered on existential thoughts, you should love it!
I thought I was getting a meet-cute and I got a 12 hour long essay. I listened to the whole book at 1.5-2.0 speed. While I hate zooming through audio books (I usually LOVE to pause and build a scene in my head slowly, even while reading silently), I couldn’t go fast enough. Like, I literally could have listened even FASTER, but legit the audio fast gave me some sensory issues (but I had no problem processing it that quickly and my brain wanted to process MORE, FASTER).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt
Minor: Death of parent
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
timely
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility, Suicide, Suicide attempt
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A book about simply being alive, and choosing to live as we are. As humans, sometimes we think too much and care too much. So much so that we often forget that we're simply alive. What a beautiful little book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Suicide
Moderate: Animal death, Infertility, Death of parent