Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

111 reviews

dragonsandfoxes's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Torture, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Addiction, Grief, Cancer, Gore, Sexual harassment, and Trafficking

delisouseyelids's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

WHY IS IT SO SAD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Drug use, Sexual content, Sexism, Racism, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Self harm, Rape, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Classism, Homophobia, Gore, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Ableism, Death of parent, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Addiction, Bullying, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Medical content

barrowed_thyme's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Honestly, I expected this book to be sad. I’ve seen all over social media that this book made people sob hysterically. I never got to that point, but I did tear up a lot and my heart broke for the two main characters. I feel like this book shows how differently people think, how you don’t know exactly what people are truly thinking, how life can happen unexpectedly, the difficulty of loss, all of it. Not my typical genre and I don’t think I’d read it again. But it was very thought provoking and heartbreaking. You come to feel these characters are real and you experience life with them. Just make sure you check those triggers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Rape, and Child abuse

mapey's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Oh this had such a good start but really fell flat starting halfway through. The ending was predictable and poorly written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Self harm, Suicide, Death, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Vomit, Car accident, Pedophilia, and Suicide attempt

allegrayr00's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Chronic illness, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Medical content, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, Cursing, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer, Bullying, Child death, and Vomit

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

5.0

 OMG. I wished so much for this book to go on and on forever, because I think it’s pretty obvious how it will eventually end, and I desperately wanted it to keep going - for him to keep going - for me to keep going. I felt like there were parts of the protagonist that were mirrors of how I feel about me some days, and I really needed him to save me. Be forewarned. Tons of triggers. Blown away by this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Medical content, Rape, Grief, Blood, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Bullying, Vomit, Death of parent, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence

queerhoney's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Self harm, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Body shaming, Gun violence, Medical content, Sexual violence, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Cancer

manishasahota's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Outing

Minor: Abortion and Cancer

holliejoy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Sexual violence, Stalking, Excrement, Addiction, Body horror, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Suicide, and Terminal illness

garrusvakarian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Vomit