Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

49 reviews

alaina's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Infertility

mel_s_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide and Pregnancy

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

When this book was published, I couldn't read it because it sounded too depressing.  I'm glad I decided to try it now.  The subject matter was sad, but the book was hopeful and uplifting.  It's a beautiful tale of grief and how being surrounded by good people can make it bearable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Blood, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Infertility, Drug use, Medical content, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, and Gore

danavos's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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: Grief, Death of parent, Death, and Mental illness

kagamine's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, and Terminal illness

nataliebootlah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

After surviving a plane crash that killed every other passenger, including his family, twelve year-old Edward Adler has to learn how to cope with losing everything and starting completely over. 

This is a coming of age story, but with total devastation as the backdrop. It really tugs at the heartstrings. Not only do we get to witness the blossoming relationship of Edward and his neighbor, we also learn about the lives of the other passengers on the plane. What a whirlwind of emotions. 

“And it was possible that they were all crying a little.” Me too, Edward. Me too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Death, and Death of parent

gondorgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Body horror, Child death, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Infertility, and Grief

Minor: Gun violence, Bullying, Drug use, Homophobia, Addiction, and Drug abuse

lorit1227's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

maddiet425's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

1.0

Really wanted to love this one, but in my opinion, it was pretty boring.  I wasn’t able to connect with or understand the characters and since the book wasn’t at all plot driven, that made it difficult to get through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Miscarriage