Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

21 reviews

janaya's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing and Death of parent

hgracieeees's review against another edition

funny hopeful 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

3.75

A heart-warming, quick read. I found some things about the need to change to fit in a bit difficult to agree with, but no character’s ever actually changed other than natural development. A great neurodivergent perspective on love.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Addiction

Minor: Alcoholism

bookishdiya's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Medical content

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Dementia, Car accident, Grief, Suicide, and Mental illness

bealmg's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-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? No

2.5

This was not as good as I expected given the glowing reviews :( A super easy read, but I think it lacked depth. Don, the main character, was the stereotypical white male on the autism spectrum - think Sheldon Cooper but Australian. While it was entertaining and interesting to read his perspective on the world and on human interactions, there wasn't much character development (I don't count

make-overs for the sake of someone else

as character development, sorry). Same with Rosie, who seemed like a great character at first, but also lacked from deeper development as a character. 
While the story kept me entertained, the ending was too rushed and I wished we could have seen more from Rosie's perspective other than

accepting Don's proposal

. Overall, it was an okay novel and thumbs up for autistic representation, but I wanted more.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Death of parent, Bullying, and Violence

bxcvi's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent and Infidelity

rushh's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Infidelity

Minor: Car accident and Suicide

itsbumley's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Infidelity, Mental illness, Grief, Bullying, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Mental illness

satanicllama's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, and Bullying

Minor: Suicide and Blood

the_escapist's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Misogyny, Death of parent, Addiction, and Ableism

debookgeek's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

Minor: Suicide, Death, Death of parent, and Car accident