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bekacrook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
At times it was a hard read, there were so many feelings involved for all the characters, so many secrets and misunderstandings and lack of communication between characters in an effort to save them from more pain.
The ending absolutely gutted me, it differs from the film but ultimately I think it hits harder. It feels unfair and devasting and more in keeping with the unpredictable nature of life and peoples lives. It genuinely made me cry and gasp in shock. The timing of it was so effective but god, it was horrible. It felt like the whole story was for nothing.
The only bit that I wasn't the biggest fan of was the jumping between perspectives, different times and locations for all of them. Sometimes this made it hard to keep track and keep immersed in the story because you kept leaping to learn about it from another perspective. It was effective but just sometimes tricky to keep up.
Moderate: Blood, Medical trauma, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness
Minor: Suicide attempt, Child death, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts
amydeppe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Car accident, Cancer, and Medical content
Moderate: Medical trauma, Child death, and Drug abuse
Minor: Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Vomit
pengustorm's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Medical content, and Medical trauma
mika_the_librarian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Medical trauma, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
vickycampbellxo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I love this film, but have wanted to read the book for a while after seeing a number of people angry that they changed the ending, and I can see why. The ending is a 5 star ending the rest of the book was slower than I like but I still think excellently written
Graphic: Cancer and Medical trauma
slaywithsteph's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
If you liked the movie, you’ll like this, too. The movie cut out a lot about the characters.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Death, Child death, Cancer, Medical content, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Drug use
Minor: Alcoholism
hannah_beth_charles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
Minor: Alcohol and Addiction
zoejjj'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
Nobody in this book is hateable. Not even Sara. She is written as an incredibly driven woman who will stop at nothing to save her daughter. Unfortunately her other kids get forgotten in the process but she regrets, she makes it right. “This is her pond but my lily pads”? Shaving her head for Kate? Honestly Jesse got the wayyyy short end of the straw but he also almost killed someone.
The ending is… so so.
Graphic: Medical content, Car accident, Drug use, Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Child death, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, and Blood
Minor: Sexual content and Vomit
houimk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
Graphic: Cancer and Chronic illness
Moderate: Medical trauma and Car accident
Minor: Grief
sarahemhavens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness