Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

9 reviews

lizziaha's review against another edition

4.0

Group of lonely misfits turned found family waged war against loneliness and Hubert Bird comes to grips with his past. I really enjoyed the beginning half of the book, but the ending fell a little flat for me. The main conflict of the book was not exactly resolved, it was sort of dissolved, which meant there was no payoff for the tension, which didn’t work for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Racism

Moderate: Addiction, Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dementia, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia

leanneymu's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

A gentle, sweet book, that went to some surprisingly dark places, but was ultimately very uplifting. Just what I needed after reading a few hard-hittin  recently.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Xenophobia, Child death, Death of parent, Drug use, Suicide, and Racism

spaghettireads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Dementia

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

Minor: Infertility

abominablesnowaro'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Grief, Hate crime, Racism, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Terminal illness, Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicide, Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, and Violence

enneirda07's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

Loved this book. First time reading this author but definitely not my last. Made my cry ( and books never make me cry). Excellent narrator

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Terminal illness, and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

helena_chris's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

5.0

I cried.

This is without a doubt the most beautiful book I have ever read. It's not even that sad of a book but it was so beautiful and so well-written it made me cry. The spine of the book is even broken from how quickly I finished it. Just, amazing. Would give an infinite amount of stars if I could.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

jayjaybraggs's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

spinesinaline's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This was wonderful and also there was no need for it to be so sad

This book is beautiful and heartbreaking, and a lovely portrait of a senior man finding new love for life. It packs a punch but it’s such a beautiful story with so many characters I’d love to know in real life. 

Thanks to Grand Central Pub for a review copy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Racism, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Dementia, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Death of parent, Medical content, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Child death, and Physical abuse

aimzthereader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is pure magic. I need to come back and write more of a review but I want to capture my in the moment feelings which is happiness at the wonderfulness of thos book and the characters and the sadness that it’s over. I cried multiple times while reading this as well as had a myriad of other emotions. This is the type of book you want to hug and make everyone read it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Addiction, Alcohol, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Hate crime, and Dementia

Minor: Chronic illness, Medical content, Infertility, and Abandonment