Reviews tagging 'Death'

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

90 reviews

manarnia's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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

4.0

I find the second half of this book to be really fun and engaging, but the first half of the book drags for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Homophobia, Abandonment, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Bullying and Vomit

rainbowraven's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Kidnapping

starlessnights's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Biphobia, Blood, Cursing, Death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Violence

Minor: Homophobia

deezy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Animal death, Death, Violence, and Religious bigotry

dottiewankenobi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I don't have the brain cells to write a review yet but I will say this: I love u Lucy u deserved better

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after rereading, I've moved this down from 4 stars to 3.75. some aspects of this book are very enjoyable (the banter, for instance, always got a laugh out of me, and

Lucy's relationship with Simon and the world around her always made me cry

) but on the whole... I think there are pacing issues (

especially the part where book four began and we immediately jumped into a horror show without a real bridge between the two sections

). I think Rowell was sometimes trying to say something and she didn't get her point across well if at all. I did enjoy that the characters were flawed, but I wasn't as keen on how that was poked fun for us readers without really being acknowledged in the story, much less dealt with. I enjoyed this more on my first read and while I still had a fun time this round, I saw more flaws popping up as I went. it dampened my enjoyment a lot ://

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Animal death

Minor: Homophobia

iamkiaraayleen's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Vomit, Biphobia, Child death, Homophobia, Pregnancy, and War

alainam's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• 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

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Death, Grief, Homophobia, Bullying, and Sexual content

amandaquotidianbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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

2020: The decision to start this series in seemingly the middle of the story worked amazingly! The characters were familiar enough for the reader, yet also complex individuals. I enjoyed the multiple perspectives, which aided in developing the side characters. It was fun to see some what if scenarios from another franchise play out in this novel. I wish we had been given more happy moments throughout, however. I was frustrated it took so long for Baz to enter the story. The climax was abrupt and scattered. And I think the lack of closure for grieving characters was too frequent.

2021: I focused on the characterizations of Simon and Baz during this reread. It was really fun to analyze how they developed into the people they are and how they came together. This was a more enjoyable read viewed through the context of trauma rather than adventure/a love story. I also appreciated the other perspectives while reading the physical book this time. Agatha is not a great person, but she’s complex. I also paid better attention to Penelope’s upbringing and expectations/fears for the future. The ending was even sadder than I remembered.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia

lennie_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Cursing

Moderate: Blood, Death, Violence, Abandonment, Animal death, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent

skudiklier's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I do love this series, but I've only recently become fully aware of the extent of Rainbow Rowell's issues--namely, her racism in her earlier book Eleanor & Park, and her subsequent lack of apology or any form of acknowledgement of the harm she's caused. Eleanor & Park continues to be her most well-known and successful work, and it's being adapted into a movie, and Rowell still hasn't done *anything* to make up for its racism. Which is inexcusable, and leads me to think I shouldn't support her or her work moving forward. 

I don't believe the art and the artist can be separated much in this case--not when she has refused to listen to those she's harmed, or acknowledged said harm at all. I don't think Rowell or her work should be supported, at least for now. I won't be buying any of her future books unless she fully reckons with the harm her racism has caused. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Grief, Confinement, Kidnapping, Suicide, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, and Violence

Moderate: Self harm, Animal cruelty, Child death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Animal death, Racism, and Sexual content

Minor: Eating disorder