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macncheese_pdf's review
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, Incest, and Death of parent
hermana's review
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This book made me want turn into a leaf and have some processing time. It is written more like a poem. I loved the metaphors of bear, bird, and fish.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
maricela's review
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent, Death, and Incest
josefineisreading's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
There were some parts of the book that made me think, I probably wouldn’t go as far as saying inspired me but close. I didn’t like the repeated talk of the ejaculation of her fathers spirit into her though.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and Death
rgrgrg's review
reflective
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Alcohol, and Death of parent
readwithsaray's review
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Death
myk_yeah's review
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
I really did not get this book. The whole middle chunk, in the leaf, my brain kept turning off as I read. Maybe because I've never experienced grief before? I just couldn't follow.
I thought I would like philosophical ramblings about life and existing but I found this book hard to grasp and couldn't really land on a reason why it was worth reading.
I really liked reading about Mira and Annie though, I found that dynamic really relatable.
I thought I would like philosophical ramblings about life and existing but I found this book hard to grasp and couldn't really land on a reason why it was worth reading.
I really liked reading about Mira and Annie though, I found that dynamic really relatable.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Death
jarshual's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Mental illness
ardour's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
- there are no official or explicit themes of either mental illness or psychosis in the book, however much of the novel is the narrator processing and reflecting on their deep grief, and for a large (very metaphorical) chunk of the book they are very detached from reality in a dissociative way that some do after experiencing trauma — I wanted to give a paranoia/delusions content warning for that portion of the book that it dips in and out of reality and can be quite disorientating. - other than that, the way the author deals with things that may qualify for one psychiatric diagnosis or another, is very holistic and de-pathologising/de-stigmatising as it is framed as part of the human experience for many people. No ableism or stigma applied by author.itsheyfay's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Incest