Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson

32 reviews

bella_cavicchi's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

3.0

I love a story about rich people. That said, I think the characterisation gets lost in the author's (earnest!) effort to make a point. I found myself comparing it to Christopher Beha's The Index of Self-Destructive Acts and craving more of the nuance Beha strikes there.

But as I said: sometimes simply reading about the lives of the ultra-wealthy is very fun!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Infidelity, Classism, and Grief

Moderate: Racism, Fatphobia, and Misogyny

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Bullying, Classism, Drug abuse, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

notartgarfunkel's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Vomit, Death, Alcohol, Drug use, and Grief

Minor: Body shaming, Racism, and Fatphobia

julieriley99's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted relaxing 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Grief, Death, and Classism

Minor: Racism

javafenn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Darley, Georgiana, and Sasha are not likable. To be fair they aren’t exactly unlikable but they are all brats. Darley and Georgiana treat Sasha like she is nothing but a joke and not like family despite Sasha being their sister-in-law. The Stockton family fixes everything with money and are unforgiving of anyone they view as less than them. Georgiana is a privileged princess who finally comes to her senses at the end but it’s after making dozens of mistakes and hurting lots of people. Darley isn’t so bad honestly but she treats Sasha poorly despite knowing her family treats her husband less than stellar. Sasha is not assertive enough and truthfully never should have married into the family but she does come into her own towards the end and it seems her husband grows a little bit of a spine. All in all it was an interesting insight into the lives of New York’s elite. It was a good summer read and I couldn’t put it down because I had to know how these people were going to either fuck up their lives of make them better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Classism, Infidelity, and Bullying

Moderate: Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Alcohol, Body shaming, Suicide, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

kimveach's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

3.5

I almost stopped reading this book after about 30 pages.  It appeared to be another "poor little rich kids" book set in New York.  However, I continued and ended up with a book with a different take on the same old story.  I applaud the author's direction with the book, but there were enough dull moments that I can't give this book four stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Drug use, Grief, Alcohol, Classism, and Medical content

Minor: Car accident

sambo_0103's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Classism, and Drug use

smkelly1997's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

A light hearted easy read. At times it felt like a reality tv show with a happier ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Gaslighting, Death, Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Death, and Classism

Moderate: Pregnancy, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Grief, Toxic relationship, Racism, and Infidelity

Minor: Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, and Body shaming

batoolh's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

On a cawpile scale:
1-characters: realistic, deep, devoloped. 8
2-Atmospere: I loved having a peak at the upper class newyorkers. 9
3-writing: It was funny and literary 8
4-plot: not much plot but there were moments where I gasped at some reveals and events were hard for me to expect or see coming. 8.5
5-intrigue: it started okay but the part before the middle draged a little and I asked myself why should I care, but then it picked up alright. 7
6- logic: I think the maral lesson here was clear as day and eyeopening. 8
7- Etertainment: it was fun and I didn’t have to finish the book just for the sake of finishing it. 8.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Grief