Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

31 reviews

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

The only reason this isn't 5 stars is some unchallenged content that can be largely attributed to societal views at time of publication. Everything else is just too good. The language can be hard to understand at times but the themes, imagery used, references to other parts of the text, characters, language (when you take time to understand it) and rlly good execution of a tragedy arc outshine that. I am so in love with this book omg.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Misogyny, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Sexism

Minor: Death of parent and Transphobia

winter13's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

1.5

If they weren't so horny this book would be so short

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Gore

sveta's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Murder

monjure's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.0

I hate Shakespeare.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Suicide

jojo_'s review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Grief and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent

debdeb123's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Death, Grief, and Suicide

danny_fox's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I have no idea what I even read, and I didn't even read it in English.

Was confused and then they died.

How the heck is this story so popular?? I am very angry at my teacher for forcing me to read this. Waste of my time, I'm so pissed. >:(

Also, why does Romeo kill, like, 2 characters in the story and why is no one mentioning that?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Death, Sexism, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Toxic relationship

lri_reads's review against another edition

challenging funny sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent

mhari's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

Review 

Genre: Romance, tragedy. 

Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Setting: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Relationships: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Writing Style: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Enjoyment: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Notes 

Romeo & Juliet was the first book/play that I read that really made me appreciate the beauty of words. Shakespeare tells a powerful and thought-provoking story about the harsh brutality of love. The last line never fails to make me cry: “For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.”

Favourite Quotes

“That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet.” 

“These violent delights have violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which as they kiss consume.”

“Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath, hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.” 

“Eyes, look your last! Arms take your last embrace! And, lips, O you the doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss.” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Misogyny and Sexual content

draven_deathcrush's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Moderate: Child death, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Misogyny