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Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken

8 reviews

pbraue13's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A beautiful and moving meditation on what it feels like to lose a parent, specifically mother. At times philosophical and at others reflective, this book has many passages that I have underlined and wish to hold onto forever. It’s small, but it packs a punch.

4.5/5
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ecross_poppy's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective slow-paced

3.5

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novella42's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring reflective 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

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bgoodbookclub's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed the writing in this book, as certain sentences made me stop and think and then dog-ear the page to revisit later. It's a short book about grief, life, and growing up.

I would definitely suggest this book!

A big thank you to BiblioLifestyle and Ecco Books for a copy of this one!

Favorite Quotes:
"She always loved what made her statistically unusual."

"I have no interest in ordinary people. having met so few of them in my life."

"There are certain emotions available to me only when I am alone, minor lodgings and notions, a wish to filch and misbehave."
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schreib's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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erinblue's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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5.0

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kristenhg's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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taliapm's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book.

I loved reading this. It hits one of my favorite sweet spots, which is the place where you don't know where real life ends and fiction begins. It has so many interesting insights to offer on craft, family, death, art... this is one of those books that I can't even count the number of people I'd recommend it too. I just wish I'd had a physical copy so I could've written all over it! I do think it could come across as a bit preachy or overly pretentious at times esp depending on the audience, so it's a 4.75 for me.
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