Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

49 reviews

casira's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Pregnancy and Miscarriage

Minor: Homophobia

emmabjones's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.0

A wonderful book about loss, growing up, and the broad expanse of people that are thrown together in a plane flight. I think the book does a great job addressing and acknowledging the expanse of grief and what it takes to move through it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, and Death of parent

Minor: Eating disorder and Suicide

princessblueyes's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Child death

cyndi1966's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Child death, Death, and Infertility

mlachevre's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Mental illness

sby's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

tracytcamp's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

knittingtipsy's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

passionatereader78's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

This is an emotional story. It was difficult to read because of the heaviness of the story. It's well written.  I like the way we alternate between Edward's life after the crash and the events that lead up to the crash. Edward or Eddie lost his immediate family in a plane crash. He was the only survivor in the crash. He has trouble facing what happened to him. His aunt and uncle try to protect him and take care of him the best they can.  He's in therapy, but refuses to discuss the crash. Outside of his bubble people have been posting about him on social media and family members of the other passengers want to ask him questions.  He is a 12 year old boy who has to deal with survivor's guilt and grief.  He makes friends with his neighbor Shay and she helps him deal with his issues. When he turns fifteen he and Shay find all of the letters that people have written him over the years. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

audreylee's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief