Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni

10 reviews

gsmallwood63's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I enjoyed reading this book from the first page. I read it on kindle and listened on audiobooks (moving back and forth) and would recommend both platforms. I loved the characters! The story evoked so many emotions.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death of parent, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Terminal illness

marioosa517's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cursing, Death of parent, Racism, Child abuse, Bullying, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Cancer, Religious bigotry, Infidelity, Death, Blood, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Police brutality, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicide, Gun violence, Fatphobia, Addiction, Grief, Murder, and Mental illness

Minor: Infertility, Transphobia, Animal death, Excrement, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, and Abandonment

afriendwithfiction's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Bullying, Religious bigotry, and Racism

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Police brutality

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Violence, Chronic illness, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide, Murder, Stalking, Infidelity, Death, Dementia, Gun violence, and Infertility

goshurcute3's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Racism, Stalking, and Suicide

ocean_the_reader's review against another edition

challenging tense fast-paced

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

2.5

This was an okay story. Was too religious cor my personal liking. Also the n-word (hard ER) was used and I didn't see anything that said the author was black. Which made me feel weird, especially as I read this via audio and it is narrated by the author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

liferhi_inspired's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative 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

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 Stars
📝 1st Person, Alternating Timeline; Available on Kindle Unlimited

In this story, we follow Sam Hill who has a genetic condition that causes him to have red eyes. His mother believes he’s been made to do extraordinary things, but the rest of society sees him as anything but “other”. He’s continuously looked down upon and bullied for his differences.

This was such an interesting and well written story. The characters and situations were so realistic, I thought it might have been a memoir. I loved the friendships that Sam cultivated with Ernie & Mickie, who were seen as outcasts too. 

𝔸𝕦𝕕𝕚𝕠𝕓𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤: The author himself narrated this book and did an amazing job with it. He really brought Sam and his story to life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Death of parent and Racial slurs

fanchera's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Child abuse

ava_mussell's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent

sorcha's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Infertility, Dementia, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicide, and Vomit