Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Friend by Sigrid Nunez

21 reviews

apeck's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide, and Death

Minor: Rape, Trafficking, and Infidelity

machenn's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Grief

tonski's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

garynoplastie's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicide, Death, Grief, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Gun violence

Zoophilia

klor's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

A nuanced look at grief, live, and friendship. There's so much heart in this book as well as the mundanity of grieving, of existing with it. It primarily followed the train of throughts of our narrator and wherever it takes her throughout the chapters. I really appreciated the complex relationship she had with her friend, the build up and development she had with Apollo

(even the switch of the second person from her friend to Apollo, I thought that was really neat and it gave the last chapter such a punch)

, and the spectrum that exists within teaching and the writing world despite my not agreeing to all of the narrator's points. The plot often gets lost in the deviations that happens per chapter and while some hits more than others, I wouldn't say it's the worst thing. I feel so emotional about this, and thinking of my own pet and of my friends who I love a lot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Grief, and Death

Minor: Animal death and Infidelity

moraofthestory's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Death, and Suicide

sarahtill's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

thepictureofemma's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

nicolinebl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Not easy to get in but once I was in, I was enchanted by the prose. Lovely writing, very touching and it felt very real. I have no clue if parts were autobiographical but it sure felt like it might. 
Very philosophical and reflective, not much really "happens" but that did not bother me in the slightest. Just mentioning it for people who might not like that type of book ;) I definitely want to revisit this book in a few years. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Suicide, Death, and Grief

lydiapaterson's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Moderate: Suicide, Death, and Animal death