Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer

50 reviews

cwerber's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

What a lovely little book. But why did I not give it five stars? I wanted more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: War

thimi_time's review against another edition

funny inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Easily became one of my favourite books! I loved the exploration of a character whom the main character never even meets, and learning more about the German occupation of the British Isles. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Death, Miscarriage, and Death of parent

hullomoon's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.5

I will admit I have a soft spot for epistolary story-telling, but this was excellent! I love how even though there is a focus on the tragedies and horrors of war, it's also about the healing and reconnection afterwards.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Genocide

Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent

ella7211's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Animal death, War, Death, Animal cruelty, and Violence

katievallin's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, War, Grief, Animal death, and Slavery

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, and Death

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

sreynolds's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: War and Death

theinkdrinkerhouse's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Death of parent

brittsbooknook's review

hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

I started this as an audiobook but switched to paperback. The whole book is written in letters which didn't work for me as an audiobook. I enjoyed this book more then I thought I would initially; I think the author did a good job telling the story as she did with letters written back and forth between different characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and War

laurataylor's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Colonisation, Sexual content, War, Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

tinkeringcheck's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Over 8 hours I feel like the Society and people of Guernsey became my friends as much as they became Juliet's. The narrators' performances were just incredible and brought the characters' voices to life in such a lively way. This book was truly made for a full-cast audio production.

I particularly loved

Sidney and Isola's

budding friendship and

Juliet and Kit's

relationship - neither of which quite got their due in the film version. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Grief

Minor: Slavery, Violence, and Death

Usual WW2 homefront fiction warnings apply, but not very graphic. Many of the characters talk about their harrowing experiences during the occupation, including being sent to concentration camps. It's a postwar setting in a formerly occupied territory, so the grief and weight of those experiences is pretty steeped in the setting despite the overall lightness and charm of the book.