Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes

9 reviews

beccah1610's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Child death

jeanettegtf's review against another edition

challenging dark funny slow-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

3.0

This book felt disjointed and like it didn't quite come together. The tension felt like it came in strange places. It was a book that couldn't decide if it wanted to be a comedy, a romance, commentary on addiction and grief or a family drama. And this meant some of the characters felt like they lacked depth and it was difficult to understand their motivations. 

As always with Marian Keyes, the vignettes and some of the scenes are absolutely brilliant and both poignant and hilarious.  For me, the overall structure and lack of character depth left this as an  average read for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Miscarriage, Addiction, Infertility, and Infidelity

jenny_readss's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pregnancy, Grief, and Addiction

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Car accident, and Cancer

catie_pillar's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Addiction, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death of parent

megwheeler's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug use, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Infertility, Child death, Grief, Miscarriage, and Mental illness

littleredwrites's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Child death

Minor: Death of parent

booksandcat's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-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

Graphic: Pregnancy, Mental illness, Infidelity, Death of parent, Blood, Alcohol, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, and Infertility

dorsetreader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Mental illness, Addiction, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Infertility, Emotional abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

aislinn_mcd_harrison's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

This book is both a comforting return and an unpredictable new novel! I thought it was fantastic and read it in a day, staying up til 2 30 to finish. Ironically, highly addictive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Incest