Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory: Stories by Raphael Bob-Waksberg

8 reviews

livreads2much's review

funny 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Animal death, Sexual content, Transphobia, Outing, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

spooderman's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Vomit, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Suicide, Drug use, Cursing, Drug abuse, Cancer, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content, Sexism, Incest, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Addiction, Murder, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Acephobia/Arophobia, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, and Ableism

lidia7's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Cursing, Alcoholism, and Cancer

Minor: Vomit, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Infidelity, and Drug abuse

rossandhissandwich's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Cancer

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

jayisreading's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

4.5

This was such a delightful collection of short stories, though I also recognize that Bob-Waksberg, the creator of BoJack Horseman, has a particular sense of humor that won’t work for everyone. In other words, if you’re a fan of the television show, this will definitely be up your alley. If not, you may want to skip this one.

Much like BoJack Horseman, the characters and situations in each story were so flawed due to people being... well, people. It was also interesting to see the slight shifts in writing style for some stories (nothing revolutionary), which added to the unique perspective that each story brought. As humorous as many of these stories were, there was always a bittersweet (often leaning more towards bitter) feeling that lingered.

I listened to the audiobook alongside reading the book, especially after seeing that the cast of narrators included quite a few voice actors/actresses who appeared in the show. They brought so much life to each story and I think made the book even more enjoyable for me. Like any short story collection, some stories were a little duller than others, but again, I think the audiobook really saved those less interesting ones, and highly recommend listening to it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer, Grief, and Suicide

nataliapassos's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Cursing

Moderate: Addiction, Death, and Drug abuse

Minor: Grief

voxelbee's review

dark funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Violence

marissasa's review

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

although some of the short stories were better than others, it was a strong book overall and i enjoyed most of them. the writing style is fun and creative, the plots are bizarre and comedic, and the feelings are strong and emotional. a lot of the takeaways are about love and the ways it changes us, but also the way it can bring out more of who we already are.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Cancer, and Sexual content