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emmonsannae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Terminal illness, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death of parent, Medical content, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Abandonment, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, Blood, Mental illness, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
makerealityvanish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Suicide, and Death
saric7's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Child death, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Suicide, Medical trauma, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Death
just_one_more_paige's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Child death, Chronic illness, Suicide, and Terminal illness
kellysbookverse's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, War, Death, Child death, Death of parent, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Grief, Body horror, Medical content, and Abandonment
teaandtales1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Nagamatsu expertly weaves together separate stories that connect to one another as a complete novel that deals with grief and loss. While I often had to put the book down between stories, as it was so so heavy, I also know I'll be thinking about this one for a long time. I'd definitely want to check out more of the author's writing, as long as it's a bit cheerier.
Graphic: Grief, Child death, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcoholism
brianna_moye's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child death, and Medical content
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
naodavis's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Child death, Death of parent, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
hazmatzo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Chronic illness, Grief, and Child death
There might be a deeper meaning, but this is essentially about death. It’s about mass death, for sure, as the story revolves around a pandemic — which is why it’s compared to Station Eleven — but the focus in the story, is mostly on individual people saying goodbye to their loved ones. Almost all perspectives were from those who lived as opposed to those who were dying. However, there was at least one perspective from someone who was dying, which gave an interesting perspective on the pandemic. The book a bunch of interconnected short stories threaded together by the pandemic, giving you a 360 view on everything that happened from a collection of minor perspectives. My favorite two stories were the one revolving around the spaceship and the last story of the book. My least favorite was the second chapter, which revolved around a “death carnival”, which I had to skip in order to not DNF the book.kmccann3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, and Child death