Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo

5 reviews

loui's review against another edition

dark emotional funny fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Abortion

izzybell's review

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition

funny reflective 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

5.0

Veronica Raimo’s Lost on Me is the very essence of autofiction—memories and lies intermixing until even the narrator doesn’t know what’s true anymore.  This excellent plotless novel is a string of chaotically funny anecdotes woven with a handful of intimate moments.  Just like when you speak with a scatterbrained friend, there are lots of tangents, but Raimo’s transitions are so smooth you hardly notice, let alone care.  It’s Sheila Heti meets Fleabag.  There’s neurotic parents, teenage horniness, sibling rivalry (and bonding), and, at the end of the day, the central character doesn’t really know who she is at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Mental illness

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Infidelity, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abortion, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Car accident, and Terminal illness

nex_l420's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness and Death of parent

vincef's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Medical content, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Sexism

Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Pregnancy