Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

33 reviews

amibo's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

 So the description of this book that says this woman has gone home to her parents' that sounds like a quirky fun book is NOT THIS BOOK. It's irritatingly wrong and I'd be more angry about it except it got me to read a book I might not have otherwise read, and I'm glad I did.

The descriptions of pregnancy and motherhood and birth are hilariously pitch-perfect. The descriptions of mental illness are heartbreakingly real.

This book is extremely funny, and almost unbearably sad, and I wanted to strangle characters, and hug them, and fix them, and in the end, hope for and with them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Grief, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit

ashlyntalksbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Emotional abuse, Abortion, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Self harm, and Death

painausten314's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Moderate: Violence

rosalind's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, and Abortion

Minor: Vomit, Violence, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

lianne_rooney's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Grief

vicsmait's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, and Drug use

Moderate: Grief

freydawreviews's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide

Moderate: Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, and Abortion

shawnalouise's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Grief, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death and Drug use

bryelle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This book is a really great but hard read. The main character is going through a mental health journey and in turn hurts a lot of people she loves. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

sydneybedell's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Grief