Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Where She Went by Gayle Forman

8 reviews

elliott_the_clementine's review

dark emotional hopeful fast-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? Yes

4.25

As the next stop on my literary tour of my childhood reading list, Where She Went sticks out as a book that has withstood the test of time, distance, and experience. Well worth a re-read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Medical trauma, Child death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug abuse, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Homophobia

wiktoria_bojda's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Addiction

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

psliz's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

closure in a different pov! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Grief

Minor: Death, Child death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident

samg01's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Child death, Death, Drug use, and Mental illness

Minor: Stalking

abigail_af's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Minor: Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Grief, Drug use, and Car accident

mlleelora's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, Child death, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Addiction, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

regalreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Self harm, and Sexual content

ahopper7's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

I’ve had this book on my shelf for over 5-6 years. I bought it right after I first read If I Stay, but then never got around to reading it. Usually it’s hard for me to get into a sequel of a book I haven’t read in a long time, but If I Stay was a book that always stayed with me (excuse that horrible unintentional pun, it’s the only words coming to mind right now). I loved the story of Mia, loved how unique it was and that ending broke me. So reading Where She Went brought me right back in, and I loved reading from Adam’s POV. I also really love that the majority of this book is set in one long beautiful emotional sad intense night out in NYC with Mia and Adam finally getting their reconnection. I also really enjoy the way that Gayle writes, it’s poetic and the words flow as I read, it easily creates the movie in my head as I watch these beautiful characters cry and scream and laugh. The ending was just right for me. I’m so glad I picked this up finally. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders