Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage by Heather Havrilesky

4 reviews

annadirknowitzki's review

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.5

I am Heather Havrilesky, Heather Havrilesky is me. I am a hopeless romantic and an asshole and often afraid of my desires and chronically disappointed and want to be hopeful for the future. This book was a hit straight to the darkest corners of my heart. It made me hopeful, handed the reins over to my desires. I will be reading it again.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Infidelity

evawondergem's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer

annakladd's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer

sjanke2's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

2.0

I liked: the concept, the cover, the subtitle.

I disliked: the author's audiobook narration, the chapters about motherhood (that could have been a whole 'nother book), the disorganized anecdotes included for the sake of humor.

I was so excited to read a book about "the tedium of marriage." Give me your stories about hot young love and I raise you the mundanity of long-term companionship and safety! Because the author is an advice columnist, I was hoping for the space to embrace the boredom of commitment but instead read about the chaos of children and her resentment for the suburbs.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, Cancer, Cursing, and Death of parent