Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Memorial by Bryan Washington

30 reviews

agnesg's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, and Infidelity

Minor: Homophobia

moiracampbell23's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Cancer

emmehooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I was not a fan of this book until I realized it’s more about the journey then the outcome. The reader is supposed to create emotional subtext and themes in the blank space Washington leaves. A wonderful narrative that uses 2 perspectives, a lot of memories, and the present thought to evoke empathy, thoughts of subtle change, and what it means to build a life that’s okay, but not easy or perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Classism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death, Abandonment, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming

greatu's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Grief, Racism, Sexual content, Cancer, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

cheesepuppy's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

Not my favorite story but I bet it would be for someone else. Well done. I love how we got to see the same events from different perspectives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Fatphobia

remie's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Death of parent, Homophobia, Racism, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

cheye13's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a five star read right up until the end. I'm not usually picky about endings, but this one ultimately left me wondering about the purpose of the story. Which was probably the purpose of said ending! But still irks me.

Beautiful writing, engaging and deep characters. Would not be opposed to a reread – maybe bc I read it in audio, some details went over my head that would've made the ending land better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment, Cancer, Cursing, and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, and Vomit

paulasnotsosecretdiary's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.0

Memorial by Bryan Washington lives up to the critical acclaim. The story focuses on a couple who have reached that point in the relationship where they ask if they should deepen their commitment or break up. Both men have parents who have left their families and are in the process of navigating relationships with their addicted fathers. Memorial is a compelling read as Bryan Washington has his characters undergo transformations bought about by reflective periods during separation, job changes, bonding experiences, the death of a family member, and attempts at reconciliation. A compelling and poignant story.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment and Homophobia

sloanefg's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Abandonment and Toxic relationship

Minor: Physical abuse

gabbygarcia's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Racial slurs, and Racism