Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Recursion by Blake Crouch

64 reviews

rebecca_bluedragonskeep_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

the end is ugh lol

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Cancer, Mental illness, Violence, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

katschkekat's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and War

msawyer77's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Grief

katiesbeengone's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Suicide, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Mass/school shootings

xosirenox's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

ripxreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Violence, Grief, and War

Minor: Death of parent

mar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

3.75

very readable sci-fi thriller :]

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Dementia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Mass/school shootings

literary_bug's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

this was by far the most stressful book i have ever read, absolutely mind ending and thrilling but by the end i was relieved to finish it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

efratmaor's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

With all the hype, I was still happily surprised how good this book is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, and War

Minor: Drug use, Dementia, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

kingsteph's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent