Reviews tagging 'Grief'

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

20 reviews

queenhufflegruff's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.5

I thought this was lovely, and a beautiful story of resistance and resilience of a small occupied island during WW2 that we don't hear much about. I loved the epistolary format, and thought that the characters were all beautifully unique and well drawn

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Grief, Death, and Genocide

claranasman02's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Antisemitism, and War

lpinney12's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Grief, Hate crime, and Genocide

blewballoon's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? No

5.0

I listened to this as an audiobook that had a large cast of narrators to cover all of the different voices, and I adored it. I didn't know much about the book going into it, I knew I had liked the movie and one of my favorite narrators (Rosalyn Landor) was included. It is much better than the movie. Despite being told in epistolary style, the characters feel so rich and real. It was easy to see how Juliet would grow to love them, and they to love her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Vomit, Grief, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death

Minor: Slavery, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, and Murder

naomi_k's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, War, Violence, Bullying, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Dysphoria, Genocide, Hate crime, Pregnancy, Xenophobia, Animal death, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Child death, Death of parent, Torture, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, and Gun violence

rieviolet's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.0

I went into this book not expecting much, I thought it would be just a pleasant and easy read to end the year and start a new one, but oh boy it was much more! I'm not the biggest fan of WW2 fiction but this book was a very pleasant surprise.

I really liked how the authors didn't shy away from and handled the heavy topics related to war, occupation and concentration camps. But, at the same time, the book was also very hopeful and filled with such lovely humour and funny situations.
I really loved the big cast of characters, with all their idiosyncrasies, they felt really well depicted and vivid on the page. 

I appreciated the narrative choice of telling the story through letters/telegrams and the theme of  "reading/loving books" that was an undercurrent throughout the story.

I'm not giving full marks because some plot points and situations felt a little bit too predictable or far-fetched/bizarre, although it made for a very heartwarming and feel-good story. 

All in all, a lovely way to begin a new reading year!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Police brutality, Slavery, War, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Trafficking, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Excrement, Religious bigotry, Vomit, and Xenophobia

novi's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

It is delightful, sad, and heratwarming. Just a story that's full of heart. Perfect if you love story about life in a small village/island with its interesting people; and if you just love books and readings. I wasn't expecting this book to be sad, I thought it's just gonna be like a chicklit. But it's more than that and it made me sad (in a good way, it means the book did its job). There are a lot of stories about war and its effects here (no bombs or politics, but the other parts of it), but it added more value and those stories are what made this book is so full of heart because every character is just so kind and resilience. But there are also some action, conflict, and drama, which were fun!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Vomit, Torture, Slavery, Grief, and Animal death

handful_of_frogs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Grief, and Police brutality

Minor: Death, Gore, Medical trauma, and Kidnapping

danajoy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Grief, Medical trauma, and Vomit

claudiamacpherson'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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Death, War, Xenophobia, Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Slavery, and Violence