Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Good Life by Virginie Grimaldi

8 reviews

xveronica_fx's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional funny hopeful 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Infertility

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Pregnancy

fransmuisje's review against another edition

3.5

emotional reflective sad tense 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

internationalreads's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol

patchworkculture's review against another edition

3.0

dark hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

magicshoes's review against another edition

2.0

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting

eatallthestars's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Grief

Minor: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

nouria's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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J’ai commencé ce livre dans l’espoir d’y trouver dépeinte la réalité de la sororité. Je n’ai pas été déçu, j’y ai même découvert plus que ça. « Une belle vie », c’est l’histoire de deux sœurs, Agathe et Emma, qui se retrouvent après avoir passé 5 ans loin l’une de l’autre. On oscille entre leurs retrouvailles et des flashbacks qui nous permettent de mieux appréhender ces deux personnages. C’est une histoire touchante, qui m’a fait verser énormément de larmes et qui m’a rappelé, à chaque page, à quel point je tiens à mes proches et à quel point, malgré les blessures de la vie, celles qui nous ont été infligées par une force supérieure et celles qu’on s’est nous-même administrées, je ne changerais en aucun cas, ma famille.

C’est un livre qui peut être très dur à lire, notamment pour les personnes qui ont fait face à des traumatismes au cours de leur enfance. À manier avec précaution.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

h_andreanne's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful sad 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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Ce roman émouvant est une belle introduction à l'écriture de Grimaldi. Dans celui-ci, elle explore le deuil au sens large, mais aussi le deuil des versions de soi que l'on regarde disparaître quand un proche nous quitte. Bien que les thèmes ne soient pas légers et que les malheurs soient nombreux dans ce livre, la relation évolutive des soeurs apporte quelque chose de lumineux à ce récit. Dans " Une belle vie", le désir de réparer des relations et de construire quelque chose de nouveau est complémentaire au désir de voir une version de soi dont on est fier dans le regard de ses proches. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicide attempt

Minor: Cancer