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Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Pregnancy
Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Death
Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, War
Audiobook Narration: 5 🌟
There is a huge number of characters, each of which gets introduced to the reader in very little time, only to disappear and reappear in choppy, random, little chapters. The characters are unlikeable... Apart from the Death Lady! The chapters from her point of view saved the book. Half of them are dreary and awful, too, but there are a few beautiful, reflective words told in her whimsical voice.
The writing is lengthy and meandering. The book is far too long and the middle part was largely unreadable. The premise has been done in better ways (see: The Measure). However, the final part of the book was written in a beautiful and moving way. The narrative voice of the Death Lady is charming, especially the descriptions of celebrities!
Despite considering to DNF or return it, I made it through the book as quickly as possible so it could be over. I hated how the sensitive subject matter was handled and I will most definitely not repeat the entire experience. However, there were a select few beautiful pieces of writing in there that raise it to 2.75 stars.
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Sexual content, Violence, Pregnancy, War
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War
“‘But just because you achieved one dream doesn’t mean you can’t now try for another.’”
“But that’s the thing about life: both your wildest dreams and your worst nightmares can come true.”
“She became my new friend. Friends can save your life.”
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Death of parent
Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Violence, Car accident, Pregnancy
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Car accident
Minor: Domestic abuse, Self harm
I was surprised to read in here about the Korean adoptees. It was recently news to me, a scandal I thought was broken by PBS and AP, but apparently, this was better and sooner known in Australia.
The main character feels like what I’m headed toward - I have longevity in my family. I expect to see a lot more than I want in my lifetime. Perhaps that’s why her story resonated with me so much.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death of parent