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sinneblommen's review
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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
A novel about grief, loss, and love, told through a series of vignettes by a woman who has lost her twin brother to suicide. However, it is about more than his death, it is about how being a sibling (and especially a twin) affects your outlook on the world. How you spend a childhood with someone else, orbiting each other, pulling at each other, and growing around each other.
It reminded me of my own relationship with my brother, being so similar, yet so incredibly different. Although we never were as co-dependent as the main characters are in this, I really want to give him a hug.
It reminded me of my own relationship with my brother, being so similar, yet so incredibly different. Although we never were as co-dependent as the main characters are in this, I really want to give him a hug.
My brother had gone and with him, all of my past. I came from nothing and was going nowhere.
The writing is incredibly direct, honest, without frills, which works well with the vignette style of telling the story. You skip around a lot, but you always knows what’s going on. Plus it really showcases how grief changes over the course of the mourning process. You remember things, you lose touch with your feelings, you want to know everything, you hold on too tight, and eventually, you let things go.
Considering it is a book about suicide, there are definitely some dark moments, although none of them are graphic or obscene. There are vignettes about bullying, sexual assault, depression, loss of a sibling, and suicide.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Suicide
sparklynightmare's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Sexual assault and Bullying
prosiaczekk's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Bullying
lady_bountiful's review
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Abandonment, Bullying, Death, Dysphoria, Suicide, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
nini23's review against another edition
2.75
I don't think it's necessary to include the WTC Twin Towers or the Mengele experiments in the narrative. Let's do away with the 'suffering hierarchy.'
Translated from Dutch (original title Waar ik liever niet aan denk) by Sarah Timmer Harvey.
Translated from Dutch (original title Waar ik liever niet aan denk) by Sarah Timmer Harvey.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Bullying
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