Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

848 reviews

huttonki's review

dark emotional reflective slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Suicide, and Murder

librarydreams's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

This book is beautiful: haunting (sometimes quite literally), aching with longing, and filled with lessons about the true importance of life.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Death, Child death, Mental illness, Animal death, and Grief

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

becah's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

If you're a hypochondriac and has death anxiety like me, it will be difficult getting through this book at first, but I'm a Klune fan so I knew I would enjoy it eventually. About halfway I could finally get into it properly and the rest of the book flew by. I cried and cried and cried and now I'm tired but satisfied. I loved the characters, the scenery and the message, a beautiful book about grief and acceptance and family.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Death

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Animal death

keightychandelier's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

devastating, hopeful, and relentlessly compassionate. a stunning book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Child death and Suicide

badbadwolf's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Suicide, Animal death, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Infidelity, and Homophobia

vmjanek's review

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.5

A lovely, reflective read with unique and lovable characters and a wholesome, optimistic outlook on death. Minus 1/2 star because the ending (prior to the epilogue) felt rushed to me, especially compared to the leisurely pace of the rest of the story. Although I loved the outcome, I am still a bit confused on the steps that got us there — although maybe that's exactly the point, i.e. the fates are capricious and do whatever the @#$& they want. Still, a warm hug all the same. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Child death

Minor: Death of parent and Suicide

devination's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

If you like me dove into this book right after The House at the Cerulean Sea, be warned that this is a very different story. TJ Klune still has a fantastic ability to write whimsically serious stories with absolutely fantastic characters, and there's even a dog! A very good dog! But it's although deeper, tougher and sadder. Still, a great book that will stay with me and something I might reach for when dealing with grief and loss. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Suicide

vael's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-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

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Animal death, Death, Murder, Suicide, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

cartermon4's review

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Animal death, Violence, Grief, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Terminal illness, Suicide, and Panic attacks/disorders

julierambaeck's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

 Is this a 4 or 4.5?
This was a cozy book (don't mistake that for an easy read - it is absolutely not), with the cutest tea shop, heartwarming characters and lovely writing. When I read the last chapter, I was quite surprised that I hadn't shed a single tear, because this book is quite sad - but still hopeful. Then I read the epilogue and bawled my eyes out... so there is that.
I think what might bring this down to a 4 for me, is how the characters ended up. I think I would have preferred a different ending, I thought this was maybe a little too "easy".
And then again is this a 4.5? I think so! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, Animal death, and Panic attacks/disorders