Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin

451 reviews

idk_indigo's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The beginning of this book was honestly quite lovely; I struggle with OCD/anxiety and I felt just very, very seen. The middle/climax was a bit hard for me. Listening to Gilda fall so deeply into suicidal ideation was intense and difficult. However, it was broken up by moments of laughter too. It wasn't personally triggering, but the existential dread became a bit uncomfortable at times. 

I finished this book very quickly, and I did thoroughly enjoy it. It was very emotional but also funny. I also see some reviews complaining about the lack of resolution, but I sort of enjoyed it. I like books like that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing

Minor: Suicide, Religious bigotry, Car accident

hazelsnoot's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment

kellsea's review against another edition

2.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I thought the premise was great, but the execution didn’t work for me. The reader gets really bogged down in Gilda’s head. The ending is an abrupt turn. Transness feels tossed in as an afterthought. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide

towori's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Overall, I really enjoyed a lot of aspects of this book. i think the writing style was nice and i liked the mini plots that you followed in between the others. i like that gilda’s big growth didn’t even come from the church or even jeff? which i really liked because it felt like it was going to? but the main growth moment and realization came in tandem from rosemary and her own actualization and reflection about death. 

i liked how the theme of her fearing death of others but not herself is very reverent even from the beginning. it made the pay off that much more satisfying. i think the end got there a bit fast? pace wise that was my biggest issue. i think it read well anyway.

i also liked the transitions and layout of the book and a lot of the quotes also. some felt a little like “omg i am astute” but were really kinda overdone? 

all in all, i liked the book and though it did a lot of good with keeping strong in gilda’s reasonings but wasn’t completely satisfied with the ending but did love some of the elements of the ending regardless. 

OH!! and i liked that the cat didn’t die. i also liked a lot of the symbolism the author established for gilda’s depression, hope, suicidal tendencies, etc. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death

kayleighpie's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Gilda really was in a prison of her own making but that's the point so great job! I thought I spiraled but MAN Gilda won the gold medal in that. I also get freaked out by death but once again reading this book made me feel so much better because I was like at least I'm not this debilitated by it. I fear she thinks everyone around her is too stupid to understand because why does she refuse to talk about any of her problems??? I admire her for wanting to get help though and I'm glad she was too awkward to correct someone at a catholic church so this story could be written. 

Grace's letter was a gut punch
My favorite Gilda line that I'm paraphrasing "How could they think I killed someone? I can't even kill myself." I unfortunately did laugh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, Vomit

thehelenaiad's review against another edition

2.75

dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is a heavy one that I definitely would recommend someone to look at content warnings for! I definitely thought this was going to be spending of an easier read/lighthearted (given the reviews I’ve read about wit/comedy within it). It was not! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Homophobia

takecoverbooks's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Everyone in this Room Will Someday Be Dead is Emily Austin’s ingenious answer to Ligotti’s The Conspiracy Against the Human Race. In Gilda, we’re given a complex, depressive, neurotic perspective that shows why we fight nihilism in the face of our own mortality: we must. We have no other alternative. Hilarious, revelatory, and existential, this book is criminally underrated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Outing

Minor: Cancer, Dementia, Cannibalism

girlunderthelitchitree's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny relaxing sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry

emma_reads_occasionally's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Picked up this pick when some of the description  mirrored my own fears. Took me a bit to get into the book, as it jumps back and forth through time and the main character’s memories, but found it interesting and engaging once I realized this. I found myself rooting for the main character often, and wondering what folks around her thought about her increasingly clear battle with mental health. I thought this book did a great job of illuminating what anxiety, dissociation, and suicidal ideation feel like. It’s interesting seeing the perspective of this character in a place I was once in, having similar thoughts as I once did. I enjoyed the book and enjoyed the up and downs throughout and little surprises and turns here and there. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit

maddielikesbooks8's review against another edition

5.0

sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I found this way to relatable like Emily Austen is in my walls

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Dysphoria

Minor: Body horror, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail