Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Memorial by Bryan Washington

33 reviews

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

the lack of quotation marks, the monotonous nature of the chapters, the boring main characters....i just couldn't do it anymore lmao

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Alcohol

sorcha's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Homophobia, Infidelity, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Vomit

mmaack24's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

plain writing style and dual perspective at their best. masterfully told from both characters’ povs. haunting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Homophobia and Racism

greatu's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

gabbygarcia's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Grief

Minor: Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

debookgeek's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism and Sexual content

Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia

peachani's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Homophobia and Infidelity

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

gm_vak's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

lena04's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Terminal illness, and Grief

megkdo's review against another edition

dark funny sad medium-paced

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

3.5

This book was harsh to read because of how true the characters were to reality. Their flaws, issues, and choices so mirrored the complicated mess of real life parent-child and intimate relationships.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent