Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven

60 reviews

chelseeaa's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

2.5

Reading 'Holding up the Universe' was a challenge. Keeping track of the characters, why so many? And the pacing - so slow and predictable. I'm unsure why there were so many different characters. Was it an attempt for us to relate to Jack's prosopagnosia? I'm unsure. Also, some of the scenes with Libby were cringeworthy in themselves. I found the characters had zero chemistry and felt as if they were forced to end up together. I had previously read and loved 'All the Bright Places,' so this book was lacking in comparison. I finished the book feeling dissatisfied and disappointed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail

itsnicholaslashay's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent

milakzm'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

fat girl + face blind boy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Bullying, Fatphobia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

laura_cookson's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing

readwithjules_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

From the beginning, this book pulled at my heart strings. Jennifer tells a beautiful story between two beautiful people. Watching both Libby and Jack grow throughout the book was super sweet and inspiring. Watching these characters come into themselves and reach their full potential was absolutely amazing. The writing was beautiful as well. The only thing iIm not necessarily a fan of is the amount of cussing, how vulgar the descriptions were of libby, and how Jack only remembers Libby. (Its giving "I can fix him/She fixed me"). But otherwise I have no complaints of this book and I think it is a truly beautiful story. Jennifer has done it yet again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Alcohol

potterpav's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

i’m rating this a 4 star read bc it’s cute okay ???? it was £1.99 at  the oxfam check out , and it looked sweet AND IT WAS !!! the perpetual cycle of grief is so well described in this book and it was nice to read a romance where that was a heavy weight on a character but it didn’t bring her down . i’ve never heard of face blindness before this and it seems so scary , but to me it was explained well and w the right focus on jack as a person instead of his illness coming first . chronic illnesses (whether mental or physical) were so well woven into this book !! the only reason it’s not rated higher is bc by the end i was kinda confused as to why libby kept getting mad at jack lol but i think that’s bc i didn’t concentrate or something .. idk . anyway jack+libby for life sorry for the person i’ll be when the movie comes out TRUST ME DADDY🤞🏼🗣️‼️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Fatphobia

vlmollylv's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, and Alcohol

booksandbabble's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief, Bullying, and Death of parent

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

reagan_elaine's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

kirstenf's review

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Fatphobia, Grief, Bullying, and Body shaming

Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Terminal illness

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual assault, and Racism