Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Všichni jsme utkáni z hvězd by Rowan Coleman

2 reviews

nikmahie's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Het was mijn ding niet. Het duurde ook vrij lang vooraleer ik echt mee was met de verschillende karakters en verhaallijnen. De verhaallijn van Stella en van Hope waren heel voorspelbaar en het duurde dan ook allemaal, naar mijn gevoel, veel te lang. De verhaallijn van Hugh was ietsje minder voorspelbaar, waardoor dat stukje net wat interessanter was. 

De vertaling is ook niet goed. Woorden die niet kloppen, soms vreemde zinsbouw of woorden die volledig weggelaten zijn. Heel irritant. 

Niet waw, maar ook niet superslecht. 
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jedore's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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

3.75

"It's not easy, being in this world. Picking yourself up, getting yourself together, time after time, only for some bastard to whack you back down." 

I'm not usually a fan of sappy or predictable...definitely not of sappy AND predictable. Although “We Are All Made of Stars” was both for me, somehow the author had me liking it.

It helped tremendously that the (internal and external) dialogue was written well. The characters were all real, imperfect, and likable. It was effortless to see them in my head, as if I was watching a movie. (A Hallmark movie, for sure.) The deathbed letter chapter interludes from non-characters was a great touch.

As both of my parents are in their 90s, this book triggered me. As I read all of the heartfelt deathbed letters, I was faced with the loss of knowing that I will never get one. At this point, it's abundantly clear that both of them will die as they lived...disconnected from both their emotions and their children. So, yeah, I cried often while reading this one and lived vicariously through some of the characters who received such precious gifts.
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