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Five Feet Apart by Tobias Iaconis, Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry
76 reviews
carolinervenn's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
pretty good. not fully accurate about the illness and mostly romance based rather than information based
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Cursing, Death, Grief, Medical content, and Chronic illness
saturnsreads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, and Terminal illness
_snow_bird_'s review against another edition
emotional
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
3.25
Really nice book. Not super accurate of what CF is like, but it gives a good introduction to CF for those who have no previous knowledge about it. Sweet, emotional, and on the cry scale of how good it was, I cried once. There is a character death, though it is not graphic but is directly related to CF, so beware. There is a token gay friend, so head’s up if that’s a point of interest.
the token gay friend does die from CF
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness and Chronic illness
Moderate: Death and Grief
tobycohen's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness
michellewalsh's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Medical content, and Terminal illness
abbyycadabbyy's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
3.0
This book gives me 'The Fault in our Stars' vibes. It's got the same thing going for it. Two sick kids fall in love, but they are of course faced with the fact that they are both sick and don't have a long life ahead of them. I personally don't love romance books but this one was pretty good.
I love when an author is able to make me hate a character and then fall in love with that same character. That was Will for me, at the beginning I didn't like Will I thought he was rude and didn't really care about himself or anyone around him. As the story when on though, the author started to tell you a little bit about Wills' life, and I started to sympathize for him. Will ended up being my favorite character because he had so much growth. At the beginning he cared about nothing but at the end he showed his growth and just how much he was willing to do for Stella.
Another thing I enjoy is when a book is able to make me cry. This didn't make me cry like it felt like it was supposed to. I shed a few tears, but I didn't bawl my eyes out like a lot of other people did. The book felt like it was trying to make me cry.
I watched the movie to this book, and I felt it was a good adaptation of the book. So, if you don't feel like reading the book you can just go watch the movie.
I love when an author is able to make me hate a character and then fall in love with that same character. That was Will for me, at the beginning I didn't like Will I thought he was rude and didn't really care about himself or anyone around him. As the story when on though, the author started to tell you a little bit about Wills' life, and I started to sympathize for him. Will ended up being my favorite character because he had so much growth. At the beginning he cared about nothing but at the end he showed his growth and just how much he was willing to do for Stella.
Another thing I enjoy is when a book is able to make me cry. This didn't make me cry like it felt like it was supposed to. I shed a few tears, but I didn't bawl my eyes out like a lot of other people did. The book felt like it was trying to make me cry.
I watched the movie to this book, and I felt it was a good adaptation of the book. So, if you don't feel like reading the book you can just go watch the movie.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Chronic illness
zoeelora's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, Medical content, Terminal illness, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, and Vomit
e_jxne's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
I love this book and will continue to re read it forever. It's such a beautiful story and the love these characters share. I laughed and cried at this book. It was a so beautiful especially the ending where they saw each other at the airport and will was still sick. I would definitely recommend. Especially if you like doomed romances
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness and Chronic illness
Moderate: Death
dancereader's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
fast-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? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Grief
nicoleanthony's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, and Medical content