Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff

35 reviews

josi_trh's review against another edition

4.5

emotional sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief

crowningtesla's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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Absolutely the saddest, most gut-wrenching book I've ever read. And if you look at my profile, I read a lot of dark nonfiction. This book is beautifully written, beautifully produced, the narrative is tight and clean and flows so nicely. BUT it is so hard to get through. If you aren't sure you can handle this book, don't listen. It is just hit after hit of the most depressing stories you've ever heard, which is so much more heartbreaking in survivors' own voices. I knew what I was getting into, and it was still rough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Islamophobia, Alcohol

pameverett's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

perikatheryn's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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This is a book I would recommend to anyone who didn’t live through 9/11. It was a beautiful way to honor the grief of the people who were there or had loved ones there. All while sticking to the facts, and not falling into the trap of Islamophobia.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War

12ptfont's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional informative slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content, War

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Pregnancy, Alcohol

furiouskitten's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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This book helped me process the event better. A deep dive into the timeline of what happened, told by the people who lived it. The author and team did a fantastic job. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

miggyfool's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Haunting. It's incomprehensible to truly grasp the enormity of that day unless you lived it. A powerfull  important book that I don't know if I'd have the courage to reread. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness

lisettemarie's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

kristensreading's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

mrs_robertson's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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So heartbreaking I had to stop several times while reading it, yet a profound and deeply moving experience. This book provides an unparalleled look at the 9/11 attacks by the people who lived it. Incredible read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Gore, Murder, Injury/Injury detail