Reviews tagging 'Grief'

This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno

131 reviews

yccmqb's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

This is a strange story focused on grief. Thiago loses his wife and in his mourning re-counts and experiences strange things that are happening. Funny at times, some really strong quotes. Feels like one I need to sit with and maybe revisit? Definitely some fever dreamy vibes as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Suicide

sabrinalexis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Violence, Death, Body horror, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal death

buttercat42's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicide, Death, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

slimygf's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Body horror, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

hannaheinhorn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

this book was a fun read, but i almost felt like it should’ve been longer in order to resolve itself properly. if that were the case, the book would definitely be like 4 stars for me. ambiguous endings are great when they’re not cop-outs, and i felt like this one left enough to the imagination to make the message of the book so unclear. based on how the story ended, it kind of seems like thiago was just suffering to suffer, which is a conclusion that i don’t think the author meant for the audience to come to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Gore, Car accident, Body horror, Death, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, and Grief

Moderate: Xenophobia, Death of parent, Racism, Classism, and Gun violence

grrrcait's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Gore, Animal cruelty, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

robert_bugeja's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, and Suicide

polargare's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

carolita25's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Grief, and Death

fremlo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This Thing Between Us is a dark mystery that drives questions of reality, grief, duty and more. Impossible to predict and beautifully written, this novel is an incredible ride from start to finish. Bonus points for Latino characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Death of parent, Animal death, and Death