52 Books in 52 Weeks (2024) (52 Book Club) - hosted by britrcup

A grieving character
  For this character-based prompt, we are looking for a character who is grieving. Grief comes in many different forms and is displayed in a variety of ways, and our reads will reflect that. Reads may be as heavy or light-hearted as you desire.

The character can be either a main character or a secondary character.

The grief aspect can play a main role in the plot and character development, or it may be something that is mentioned but not deeply explored. Characters may be mourning the death of a loved one or pet, grieving a broken relationship, grieving over societal or global injustices, mourning a life change like a move, loss of employment, not getting into the school of their choice, etc. Any type of loss that a character is grieving works toward this prompt. It is up to you to decide how central to the story you want the theme of grief and loss to be.

You may also choose a memoir about an individual grieving a loss, or interpret this prompt as any non-fiction book about grief.
 
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Broken Memory: A Story of Rwanda by Élisabeth Combres

Broken Memory: A Story of Rwanda

Élisabeth Combres

144 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction childrens crime historical young adult challenging emotional fast-paced
Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood

Check & Mate

Ali Hazelwood

9 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Super Bloom by Megan Tady

Super Bloom

Megan Tady

312 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Nightbirds by Kate J. Armstrong

Nightbirds

Nightbirds #1

Kate J. Armstrong

480 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Hallowe'en Party: A Hercule Poirot Mystery by Agatha Christie

Hallowe'en Party: A Hercule Poirot Mystery

Hercule Poirot #36

Agatha Christie

259 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
Talons of Power by Tui T. Sutherland

Talons of Power

Wings of Fire #9

Tui T. Sutherland

7 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous fast-paced
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

An Ember in the Ashes

An Ember in the Ashes #1

Sabaa Tahir

446 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

329 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
Closer to Nowhere by Ellen Hopkins

Closer to Nowhere

Ellen Hopkins

4 hours, 34 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added

fiction childrens middle grade emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Happening by Annie Ernaux

Happening

Annie Ernaux

96 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction literary memoir emotional reflective medium-paced