Reviews tagging 'Death'

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty

164 reviews

inglep's review against another edition

4.75

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: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol

abidoodle's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I LOVED this book! Something about it just made it so good, so readable, I needed to know what happened next! Maybe the writing style (I also listened to some of it on audiobook and the audiobook is also really good), the unique plot, the way it follows so many different stories and time jumps. The way it addresses so many aspects of life, carries wisdom, makes you invested in the characters. I thought it was a beautifully written book with an interesting plot that had a lot to say but not in an overly obvious way (except a few times where Cherry directly gives advice to the reader lol), and I would definitely recommend it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts

carodonahue's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief

randiflower's review against another edition

4.5

funny hopeful reflective slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Car accident, Pregnancy

emma_sky's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

courtneyer's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful 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: Complicated

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A woman on a plane turns her fellow passenger’s lives upside down when she issues prophecies about the cause and age of each of their deaths. Each of them must choose how they process that information—to believe it or not, to make changes to their lives or not.

 I just love Liane Moriarty’s character studies, and this book has many of them. I was invested in every storyline and loved the way the author grapples with agency and fate, and the reality or illusion of control. A philosophical read with lovable characters and just enough suspense to keep you turning pages.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Suicide

scs033's review against another edition

3.0

reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Terminal illness, Vomit, Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury

siobhanward's review against another edition

4.0

emotional mysterious 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

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Moriarty is back on her a game. I didn't love <i> Apples Never Fall </i>, but this felt like a return to her usual style. I like how Moriarty builds suspense in her novels, yet somehow they all feel different. This book kept me engaged and I just wanted to know what was happening and what was going to happen next. Cherry's plotline wasn't my favourite, but the rest of the book was so good that it made reading it worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

nightfalls's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent

liesthemoontells's review against another edition

3.25

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

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This was a decent new entry into Liane Moriarty's ouevre. While not the strongest of her books, it was a literal plane read for me and hit all the notes I would expect: excellent pacing, compelling characters, accessible language etc.

I found that I was most drawn to the first-person narrative of

the Death Lady and her background, especially the parts that described living as a young person in Sydney in the 1960s and 1970s.

 It was probably the largest cast of characters she's had in any of her books, and I think they suffered slightly as she didn't have time to explore all of them to their full potential. The ending of the novel, and the big twist, didn't feel entirely earned. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis