Reviews tagging 'Grief'

L'attrape-coeurs by Jerome David Salinger by J.D. Salinger, J.D. Salinger

112 reviews

crunchylightbulbs's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Grief, Alcohol

raccooonhands's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War

melancholymegs's review against another edition

3.5

reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Dysphoria

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Classism

hippejulia's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Grief, Alcohol

Minor: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit

brynhayes's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

nextsemester's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual content, Grief

Minor: Death

mikala's review against another edition

3.0

dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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i liked that this book was easy to follow as it just focuses on holdens thoughts and opinions. that being said, nothing really happens in this book. the parts of holdens life that slowly unravel and give you an idea of why he’s so depressed are interesting, but you can only listen to a privileged white man whine so much to be honest.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Alcohol

Moderate: Death

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual harassment

luckyone's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Grief, Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content

mikaelaandherbooks's review against another edition

2.0

sad medium-paced

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This one just wasn't for me. I found it difficult to stay engaged in the story and felt sad for the main character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide

evawertz's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is one of the few books where I felt like mental illness was shown from the perspective of the person experiencing the mental illness in a very accurate way. Holden's superiority complex is precisely how it is to have one in real life, you feel justified to point out everything you find wrong in people while excusing your even worse faults. You act rashly because everything seems to lack value and time zooms by or stretches on forever in your mind. Unlike most books, there's not a final destination or moment in someone's life that completes the book. The book is a snippet of the plain but complex days in someone's life. There is no happy or sad ending just a pause and let's see what happens. It portrays how life isn't a story with a perfect beginning to end and how you never know what's next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Excrement, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis