Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Guncle by Steven Rowley

33 reviews

seawarrior's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

The Guncle is a story that successfully balances humor with tragedy by exploring our protagonist's unresolved grief as he works to understand himself in order to understand his grieving niece and nephew. Despite these tough themes, the novel is ultimately a lighthearted one, characterized by a sunshine-y, idyllic tone. Patrick is a flawed protagonist, and one desperately out of touch with the world, yet he did endear himself to me as the book went on and we learned more about why he treats life as a stage with himself in the starring role. I appreciated the themes of how trauma warps ourselves until it warps our relationships with our families, and how we have a responsibility to be kind to ourselves so that we may be kinder to the next generation. Rowley was great at writing expanded descriptions of locations and emotions, and in supplying a joke whenever possible. While this story may feel unrelatable to many because of Patrick's wealth, I would still recommend it to other readers looking for more gay narratives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

maregred's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, and Car accident

Minor: Cursing, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, and Homophobia

karolinaz's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, and Drug abuse

Minor: Infidelity

amandalorianxo's review

emotional funny inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

Laughed.Cried.Reflected.Hopeful.Genuinely funny. I felt a tidal wave of emotions reading this book and it was one of the best ones to read during Spring Break. Patrick taught me a lot within these pages and it truly goes to show that when someone is amazing at their craft, the characters speak for themselves. I feel like mostly everyone has read this already but it goes beyond family member watching their niece and nephew for over three months. We learn about communicating, being vulnerable, sexuality/identities, family dynamics… and a lot more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Grief and Cursing

Minor: Car accident, Sexual assault, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

revengesrose's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Death, Cursing, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

martachbc's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Homophobia

abominablesnowaro's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Cancer, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Terminal illness

aimsro's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

kimveach's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.25

It took a little while for me to love this book.  The first part is funny, sharp, and brittle, kind of like a sitcom. I was worried the whole book would be like that, but it grew into something much more.  Such a lovely family story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexual assault

amibo's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug abuse

Minor: Infidelity