Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister

9 reviews

gracescanlon's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Mental illness, Ableism, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Car accident, Grief, Child death, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

shelbyl's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing 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

5.0

Wonderful writing. Sweet. Smart.  Perceptive.  Not just a book for book lovers.  A book for writers and audiobook lovers!  

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Child death, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, Abandonment, Suicide, and Addiction

kourtjohnstone's review

lighthearted reflective 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

I enjoyed the audio of this one. The premise is fresh, centering around short stories that intertwine as the story evolves. We start with the writer of a debut novel and then meet nine different readers, each with their own reason for picking up the book. This really does emphasize the different experiences every reader has when reading a book, as seen in any book club conversation, the bookstagram community, and reader reviews. It explores the idea of subjectivity: the individuality of each reader's thoughts and opinions of the same book which I find very fascinating. Why did someone pick up that book at that time? Why did they like it when I hated it? These are all valid questions and I think Bauermeister did a great job of highlighting. I'd recommend the audio because it's got a full cast narration but I'm sure the print is great too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

ashleyjean6's review

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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Mental illness, Abandonment, Cancer, Car accident, Grief, and Suicide

atamano's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Classism, Cancer, Car accident, Abandonment, Drug abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy, Medical content, and Sexual content

bookyarncafe's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Cancer, Death, Car accident, and Abandonment

reading_ladies_blog's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Sexual content, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Abandonment

booksemmahasread's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cancer, Medical content, Terminal illness, Car accident, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

purplepenning's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

Skillfully written interconnected short stories that display the serendipitous impact of a single book on the lives of 10 people, beginning and ending in an unexpected way with the author. The mood is bittersweet, with loss threading throughout, but the melancholy is tempered by hope and connection. A quintessential book club book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Drug use, Cancer, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, and Death of parent

Allusions to assisted suicide