Reviews tagging 'Grief'

I'll Be Right There by Kyung-sook Shin

7 reviews

behindherpages's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Suicide, Violence, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, and Death

sunflower_soph's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

Unflinchingly intimate and remarkably tender despite the backdrop of grief and political strife. This book is unexpectedly relatable for the modern young person finding their place among friends and within the world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Police brutality, and Eating disorder

panicpoet's review

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Suicide

Moderate: Grief, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

serendipity421's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Animal death, Death of parent, and Gun violence

m4rtt4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

if the word 'wistful' was a book, it'd be this one. there's not much plot, and it took me some time to get into the story, but oh does it hurt to suddenly have it all end AND NEVER be able to experience this for the first time again.

a couple of songs by YOONA to listen to while reading this book: 'When The Wind Blows' & 'To You'

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Sexual assault, Violence, Child death, Eating disorder, Medical content, and Terminal illness

brennalr's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Death of parent, Suicide, Eating disorder, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Body shaming

A main character's hand burns are referenced frequently and her hands are always described as scarred, even when it might not be relevant or necessarily needed.

ankitarmy's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide