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Before You Go by Tommy Butler

elise_ngzy's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing tense 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? Yes

5.0

mikayla02's review

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

A tender exploration of suicide, life, and what it means to be human. At times sad, this book largely offers new perspectives on how people cope and perceive various struggles. A memorable read. 
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mckennasheryl's review

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

4.0

ajwiggy's review

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4.0

“If you're lucky, people will love you in the way they know how. And if you're really lucky, the love they can give will be the love you need.”

gtoriseva's review

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.25

this book caught my eye for no reason while browsing Barnes & Noble a few months ago and thought it looked really interesting but i didn't end up buying it. Flash forward to a week ago and I saw it again and decided to get it after reading the first chapter. The way it started out just hooked me and seemed like a book I could use at the moment. Did I eat it up in days and couldn't put it down? No. There were definitely points where I was sick of reading and just wanted to be done cuz i got bored. But I'm so glad I read this book, and I think it's gonna keep me reflecting for the next few moments of life. I definitely recommend this to anyone lost in life, or just feeling empty and gone. It's also a really cool thought experiment on what happens after death, and what about life is "worth it" if it even is or if it even has to be.
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marcon's review

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2.0

2.5*

caaassie's review

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dark emotional 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

4.5

dasyreads's review

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5.0

I picked this book at random off the bookshelf at the library. I had no idea what it was about.
I can say it several times went in a direction that I was not expecting.

I did enjoy it!

spacecars's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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

4.75

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breezeduvall's review

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adventurous challenging funny hopeful reflective 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