Reviews tagging 'Death'

How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz

32 reviews

ciwanski's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

I was completely charmed by this story!! The storytelling was so good and felt so natural!

We are not perfect people, but taking part in and holding onto community can help us learn and grow and love, and this novel shares that message.

I definitely recommend the audiobook!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Outing, and Deportation

kaybee23's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

I recommend the audiobook. Having a knowledge of Carribbean Spanish will make it more enjoyable but it's not required.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Kidnapping and Alcohol

irinalast's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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

Strangely relatable experiences of childhood and relationships - as someone from a Slavic immigrant family. Cara has a distinct voice, and we can understand her thoughts and actions even while we see her flaws and wrongs. I wish her character the best. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

leontyna's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book! The story was really touching and I really liked the way it was told, through session transcripts and job applications. The main character and all her community seemed so realistic and vivid and I finished the book wanting to hear more stories about them.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Medical content

lydiamcleod's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

A touching novel at a perfect length for the story. A recent fave. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Domestic abuse

Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

kirstym25's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Grief

mr_cain's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense fast-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

5.0

A sweet little story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse and Cursing

Minor: Sexual content and Death of parent

turtleduckiess's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I love this book. I love the writing I love Cara's voice. Listening to it on audiobook was a fantastic choice; Rossmery Almote was great. There's some sound effects which i don't mind bc im a fictional podcast girlie as well. Cara was so familiar that she could have been a family friend. Her values (good, bad, and otherwise) were things I can clearly map onto the other women in my family. The writing is so so accurate to how my family speaks in English, little grammatical things that come from her translating to English in her brain. I think this could be a nice comforting reread for me for that reason. There's blog post potential here.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Homophobia

year23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-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

5.0

Creative format to tell a complex & touching story of Cara, a middle-aged immigrant woman reflecting on her life as she navigates the ever-increasing challenges the US various oppressive systems throw at her. This is an empathetic story, but doesn't hold back in painting the depths of Cara's flaws & failings, while also celebrating her strengths & triumphs. The definition of a lovable character. 

Highly recommend, left me in tears by the end (the good kind!). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment

blakeandbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

Moderate: Homophobia