Reviews tagging 'Death'

Mad Honey by Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

206 reviews

robin_b_93's review against another edition

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

I read this book without knowing anything about the content based on a TikTok review. I regret that I did not read the content warnings before hand.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Transphobia, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Blood, Death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Abortion

nerdgirlonfire's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Domestic abuse, and Death

bibliograflieg's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Death, Suicide attempt, Outing, Medical content, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Infidelity, and Hate crime

dogearedca's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Transphobia

cassienolan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Mad Honey was unexpected and wonderful. It is difficult to read at times, because it is honest and raw. It will possibly challenge you, but in a way that everyone would benefit from. It is a book that will leave a lasting mark on me, and I would definitely recommend others to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Self harm, and Death

rallehose's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Sexual content, Violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Deadnaming, Misogyny, Bullying, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent and Animal death

bootrat's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

This is the first Jodi Picoult book I've read since I was a teenager, and this reminded me why I loved her books. A solid read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

libbylou1201's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Read this because of a tiktok I saw that mentioned it as a book with

a trans character

. Was also hesitant by it being a Jodi Picoult but gave it a try and IM SO GLAD I DID. The book was suspenseful and intriguing and left you thinking and wondering and guessing what was to come. But it also never left me anxious and nervous so a real win.

One thing to add is that it was funny to discover at the beginning that this was set in New Hampshire and then to easily be able to contextualize the geographic area they were in. But I was taken aback by the audiobook narrator’s mispronunciation of Concord and also by a few random tidbits through that were just not true or not real about nh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Abortion and Transphobia

Minor: Child abuse

sllumbar's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

Themes all linked together seamlessly. Easy to read and follow. Good perspective from the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Transphobia and Violence

Minor: Bullying

k_spence92's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Bullying, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting