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johanna_1402's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Cancer and Sexual assault
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Suicide attempt
mandel's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Car accident, Drug abuse, Drug use, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Pregnancy
Minor: Rape, Bullying, and Sexual assault
lenala's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Drug use
mirajuliee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Durch passend gesetzte Zeitsprünge erzählt Jules von seinem Leben, von frühen Erinnerungen in seiner Kindheit, zum Leben im Internat, bishin zur Gegenwart, auf seine reflektierte, jedoch träumerische, eigene Art. Durch diese Rückblicke lernt man ihn und die anderen Personen kennen und kann sich gut in sie hereinversetzen.
Dem Autor ist es mit diesem Roman gelungen, das Leben mit all seinen schönen aber auch schwierigen Facetten auf realistische und melancholische Art darzustellen, ohne kitschig zu wirken. Unterstrichen wird dies durch zahlreiche, wunderschön ausgedrückte Textpassagen bzw. Gedanken der Charaktere.
Der einzige Punkt, der mich ein wenig gestört hat, ist, dass nicht alle Fragen, die zu Anfang des Romans aufgekommen sind (z.B. in Hinsicht auf die Vergangenheit der Eltern etc.), zum Ende hin nicht beantwortet werden. Abgesehen davon ist es eine wunderbare Geschichte über das Erwachsen werden, den Verlust von Geliebten, die damit verbundene Trauer und die Einsamkeit, die jeder von uns schon einmal erlebt hat.
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Drug use, Suicide, and Terminal illness
Minor: Abortion
mersault_caulfield's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent and Drug use
nadine2208's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Cancer
Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent
Minor: Animal death, Dementia, and Drug use
lesezimmer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.25
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Death of parent, Infertility, Animal death, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Abortion
lalu's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
The writing style of the first ~50 pages sounded so pretentious - as if the author desperately wants his book to be talked about in high schools.
It got better after that and was easy to read (which kinda saved it from a really bad rating), but contemporary literature about the regrets and tragedies in the life of a middle aged white guy just isn't my jam.
Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, Death, Dementia, Drug abuse, Grief, and Drug use
Moderate: Bullying and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Infertility, and Sexual content