Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez

7 reviews

foampittroll's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.0

Kinda mid ngl. Couldn't connect even though Gabi was pretty much me when I was 13, both of us were simply too annoying. At least that means teenagers are portrayed accurately bc teenagers are cringe and annoying ig?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Bullying, Animal death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Death, Child abuse, Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Child death

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Ableism

For brief ableism, it is unchallenged use of OCD to describe being organized (/neat?). For moderate child death,

an infant does not actually die but for a while it is thought that he would and there was the looming possibility of his death for quite a while before

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Medical content

Minor: Child abuse and Bullying

katiescott's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Bullying and Medical trauma

lilyn_g's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

This was a beautiful read. At several points I laughed at out loud, but there was also sadness, acceptance, and every other emotion under the sun in here. 

 It has

- family that love and support each other (including a stepmom who adores her kid) 
- a good bit of Spanish in it
- a diverse MC w/ type 1 diabetes
- Real talk about abuse and death, but at an age appropriate level

Everyone you see for more than 2 pages in this book cares about other people. It's like chicken noodle soup for the 2020 soul. A perfect reading start to 2021.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Death, and Grief

jeannemuldoon's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Read from March 3, 2020 to April 27, 2020. Made it to 88.22% or page 337/382 before quarantine started, and cancelled my motivation plan. The library just reopened to do curbside pick-up, reactivating my motivation to finish the book, so I could turn it in and check out "Crooked Kingdom". Finished, finally (!), on December 9, 2020.  Read from Chapter 39 to the epilogue using the audiobook through the Libby app; read the rest (the first portion) on my own. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, and Cursing

mandkips's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Medical content