Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

6 reviews

efratmaor's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, Death, and Infertility

Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Car accident, and Cancer

Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

startjpw23's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-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? Yes

4.5

Initially I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy the book because I didn't like the main character A.J. Fikry. He is the proprietor of a bookstore on an island off the coast from New York.  He has specific ideas about what books deserve to be read and what books don't deserve to be read. He mostly only stocks the books he thinks deserve to be read. He is kind of insufferable and a book snob. His store isn't doing all that well. He did lose his wife a few years back. Early in the book something happens that causes A.K. Fikry to change some. The change is believable. It wasn't a wholesale change. From that point on, I enjoyed reading about him. I liked most of the supporting characters. The book covers a number of years in A.K. Fikry's life. I'm glad I read the book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

ed_w's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.25

Lovely, quick read. Really enjoyed the characters, zest, and human-ness. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Terminal illness, Death, Chronic illness, Car accident, Suicide, and Infidelity

Minor: Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Drug abuse, Vomit, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, and Drug use

lauracollins096's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Abandonment, Death, Alcoholism, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, Car accident, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Minor: Xenophobia, Ableism, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Medical content

lejanne's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Car accident, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, and Cancer

katierobertsonshaddix's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad slow-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: Death of parent, Car accident, Infertility, Medical content, Abandonment, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, Dementia, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Death of parent, Drug use, Infertility, Suicide, Self harm, Death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship