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hcrawfo3's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Grief, and Car accident
pastelmeganes's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Body horror, Terminal illness, Murder, and Violence
erebus53's review against another edition
- 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
What happens when an utter jerk falls down dead and nobody cares? It sounds like the setup for an off-colour joke but that is the basic premise of this book. This is a redemption story that I haven't seen the like of since, The Good Place. It's not quite as funny, but definitely moving in places.
This story had me in tears from about chapter 17. In some ways I felt a bit like I was being played. There were corny asides and comedic beats (because who doesn't love an irreverent ghost dog that ghost-pees on oblivious mean people)
interwoven with the hard sob-stories, passionate regrets, rage, and loss, and failure, and grief. It felt like these hard emotions were all pulled out into the light like boxes of old photos long hidden under the bed. *cough*crying? not me.. NO... just allergic to uhm, dust *sniffle*
The characters in the story are of diverse ethnicity, and that's a Thing.. it does affect their lives, but is not the hook of who they are, so I think that was quite considerately managed. They are also of diverse ages, and that makes things a little more interesting. There is a definite LGBT thing that, from looking at comments from other readers, is not picked up by many readers until later in the plot. Although it's cute (and Narrator, Kirt Graves, makes the tea-shop owner, Hugo sound like a Black Keanu Reeves) it feels like some of the character development and friendship-building is a little hurried along. I felt like the man we meet at the start of the book is unredeemable, and yet Klune metaphorically scales a seemingly insurmountable wall, attempting to do just that. This is a story that tells of a world where God, as humans conceive of it, is not an accurate depiction of how the universe runs, but there are "powers that be".
This story has an author's content warning on the start of the book. It does deal with death, and suicide, and a bunch of really hard topics. That makes it feel like a bit of a therapy piece (the line "you're not my Therapist!" comes up a few times). It's a fun book if you feel like you can wade into some really emotional topics, and have a spare box of tissues handy.
Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Suicide, Cancer, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Confinement
Minor: Cannibalism, Infidelity, and Sexual content
shindanker's review
- 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
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Suicide, and Grief
Minor: Child abuse
This book covers a number of heavy topics, especially about death. It covers them well without judgement or harshness, but still in an honest light.liamourie's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Grief, Self harm, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, Car accident, and Mental illness
oliverreeds's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, and Suicide
empower's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, and Child death
Minor: Murder, Confinement, Cancer, and Suicidal thoughts
alixandwrites's review
- 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
nelson nelson :( NELSON ! such a skrunkly old man i love him so. his cane too <3
and hugo !! HUGO HUGO HUGO !!! he is. everything. he is so intrinsically everything i just love him so much.
and !!! mei !!!! mei !!!!!! her childhood was very relatable. mommy issues? so real.
argue with the wall, human or not, the manager was aromantic.
and ? y’all. apollo 🫶
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Murder, Animal death, and Death of parent
aurinkotuulia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Animal death, and Death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Body horror, Suicide, Murder, Death of parent, Violence, Terminal illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Cursing
sarahfr1end's review
- 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
Graphic: Suicide, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Death, and Animal death