Reviews tagging 'Death'

Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven

9 reviews

mlovationer1's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Grief, Bullying, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Death, and Body shaming

Minor: Alcohol, Racism, Drug use, and Cancer

chelseeaa's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

2.5

Reading 'Holding up the Universe' was a challenge. Keeping track of the characters, why so many? And the pacing - so slow and predictable. I'm unsure why there were so many different characters. Was it an attempt for us to relate to Jack's prosopagnosia? I'm unsure. Also, some of the scenes with Libby were cringeworthy in themselves. I found the characters had zero chemistry and felt as if they were forced to end up together. I had previously read and loved 'All the Bright Places,' so this book was lacking in comparison. I finished the book feeling dissatisfied and disappointed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail

elbellreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, and Death

annahamburger's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fatphobia, Bullying, Chronic illness, Ableism, Body shaming, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

jessicohen15's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.0

Warm and heartfelt story of two teenagers dealing with their own issues: fatphobia and not recognizing peoples faces. Really good story, easy read, and fun descriptions!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Dysphoria, Alcohol, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Violence

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Bullying, Body shaming, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Medical content, Cursing, Death of parent, Violence, and Alcohol

emmaoswald's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Hate crime, Bullying, Body shaming, Cancer, and Eating disorder

scewart's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Grief

reusablecup's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

3 stars purely because I cringed quite a bit throughout reading this with all the cheesy language (who calls women “chicks” in the 21st century?). It’s a good story, and I enjoyed the sentiment but there were parts that really took a while to get going. 
Picking this back up to read felt like a chore for the first half of the book until things started to find direction.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders