Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

14 reviews

sydapel's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

An incredible nuanced story of strength, sensuality and growth. I was surprised by the attention paid to every side character, how each of their unique stories contributed to the larger whole.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Cultural appropriation, and Domestic abuse

amibo's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Suicide, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent and Racial slurs

Minor: Cancer and Infidelity

emmahe's review

dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Racism, Stalking, Violence, Child death, and Suicide

Minor: Cancer and Medical content

azarab's review

emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Tells the story of a young British-Punjabi university dropout who begins teaching English to Punjabi Widows. When the widows discover some erotic books they wish to tell their own stories based on their fantasises or memories. During the book we learn of a mysterious death of a young girl in the community which the protagonist, Nikki wishes to investigate. This book has absolutely everything from sex to secrets to mystery to absolute DRAMA. It’s fast paced and the ultimate book club book. I’ll have a full review on my Instagram @this_is_a_reaaad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death, Grief, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Hate crime, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship