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kruff_27's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-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
Very reflective and emotional, but I found that the plot dragged a bit and it was a bit predictable. I liked this less than TJ Klune’s The House in the Cerulean Sea.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Suicide
lauren625'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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Suicide
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Death of parent
Minor: Terminal illness and Murder
themookintosh's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
slow-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
This book is essentially about grief and I've read this as I'm grieving two close losses in my life. This book has comforted me in ways I never thought a fiction book could.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Terminal illness, Child death, Death of parent, Suicide, and Murder
hannahbee_97's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-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
4.5
I laughed, I sobbed, I enjoyed myself.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Suicide and Child death
jcqln112's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Child death
Moderate: Suicide, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Murder
thewickermage's review against another edition
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I find TJ Klune's novels formulaic and repetitive. There's not a whole lot of differentiation between the MC in A House in the Cerulean Sea and the MC (and cast of supporting characters) in this novel.
This is a story about learning how to live and coming to terms with grief. The themes are beautiful and meaningful, but as the story develops are only ever really investigated and presented at a very surface level. However, the coporate drone schtick is very well written (and very American). The character development of the MC wasn't really achieved, so at the end of the book I felt a whole lot of nothing.
The story itself is quite drawn out and repetitive; the MC seems to have the same conversations with the supporting characters every day. The love story appears out of nowhere. There's very little tension, if none at all, to the build up for it. I do not think the story would have been any less impactful if the love story hadn't been present.
This is a story about learning how to live and coming to terms with grief. The themes are beautiful and meaningful, but as the story develops are only ever really investigated and presented at a very surface level. However, the coporate drone schtick is very well written (and very American). The character development of the MC wasn't really achieved, so at the end of the book I felt a whole lot of nothing.
The story itself is quite drawn out and repetitive; the MC seems to have the same conversations with the supporting characters every day. The love story appears out of nowhere. There's very little tension, if none at all, to the build up for it. I do not think the story would have been any less impactful if the love story hadn't been present.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Child death
lboits's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Child death, and Suicide
booksinkandpaper2's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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
5.0
I was not expecting to love this book as much as I did. It was absolutely stunning in the way I could visualize and feel everything that was happening. I cried for the last hour though - it’s quite emotional and yet it is just what I needed it to be.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Death
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicide
ashtonjamesdean's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Suicide
kellyaroha's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Child death