Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

21 reviews

musicalpopcorn's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.25

When Don decides it’s time for him to find a wife, none of his carefully laid plans could have predicted Rosie.

This book made me laugh out loud several times. I enjoyed Don’s worldview and the adventures he inadvertently found himself in. This book was a lot of fun to read! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Alcohol, Suicide, Car accident, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, and Dementia

moreta1's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Cursing

nialiversuch's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Death, Cursing, Misogyny, Ableism, and Medical content

Minor: Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Terminal illness, Suicide, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual content, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, and Blood

cjsays's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

siad's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

tillyc17's review against another edition

funny lighthearted tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Grief, Alcohol, Dementia, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Medical trauma, Suicide, Car accident, and Bullying

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol, Dementia, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Sexism, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Suicide, and Violence

emmajh91's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Alcohol

theverycraftyvegan's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

I’ve had this book on my shelves for a while and I’m so glad to have finally read it. 

Don is unknowingly on the spectrum. He’s smart, he’s scheduled, and he’s picky. He needed someone like his friend Gene to show him exactly what NOT to do in a relationship, someone like Claudia to give him blunt but valuable advice, someone like Dave to be a normal friend, and someone like Rosie to knock his entire world off balance. 

He doesn’t need to fit into the “goofball” or the “nerd” stereotype. He can be himself and anyone worth keeping around will love him for who he truly is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Infidelity

Moderate: Mental illness, Car accident, Death of parent, and Suicide

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

juli_khn's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Classism, Death, Dementia, Cursing, Sexism, Death of parent, and Fatphobia

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Dementia, Blood, Mental illness, Animal death, Sexism, Cursing, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Car accident, Ableism, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Classism, Fatphobia, Medical content, and Suicide