Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

1353 reviews

xaaamyy's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Car accident, and Alcoholism

Taught a real life lesson which was really beautiful!

vaaalnf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, and Animal death

Minor: Alcoholism

mangofraiche's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-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: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Death of parent, and Self harm

vanflogh's review

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Suicide attempt, Car accident, and Suicide

lauren_r's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Sad, reflective, generally enjoyed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Animal cruelty

paula357's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Addiction, and Animal death

Minor: Cancer

beckerdoodle9's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Vomit, Addiction, Death, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Car accident, Dementia, Cancer, and Death of parent

louspages's review

emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

MATT HAIG YOU ARE A WRITING GENIUS. THIS HAS DONE MORE IN CHANGING HOW I VIEW MY DEPRESSION THAN MY THREE YEARS OF THERAPY.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Animal death, Death, and Death of parent

kirsty_b's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcohol, Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death

ssurber98's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Addiction, Death, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Self harm, and Panic attacks/disorders