Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

199 reviews

bella_grace_harris's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, and Cancer

ilikeshortchapters's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cancer, Gun violence, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Animal death

claire0214's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

An amazing book that’s constantly making turns super intense super sad but in the best ways 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Grief, Blood, War, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Domestic abuse

nick_00's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Gun violence

brittanyyingling's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Death, Pregnancy, and Cancer

Minor: Car accident, War, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

sarahfeller's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Medical content, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, Murder, Addiction, Blood, Cancer, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Animal death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, War, Mental illness, Violence, and Vomit

kt_schutte's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Confinement, Child abuse, Cancer, Alcohol, Blood, Vomit, Violence, Cursing, Chronic illness, War, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, and Animal death

sarahannmac21's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.5

The way I hate. hate. HATE Ernt and Cora Albright after reading this book. This book is a tear jerker and rips your heart out and tears it into a million shreds. Lennie is a great main character and I cared for her with my entire being. This reminds me of a TJR book but slower. While I loved every detail of Alaska, it did feel like something was missing. Great book. Idk if my heart could take me reading it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Cancer

jcaceres88's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.5

KH is such a great writer / story teller. I was worried at first about this novel because it's a hefty one and it's not my go to genre. So I was worried I wouldn't get into it. But it sucked me right in! The time period, the people, the lifestyle, the landscape. I found it all fascinating and felt so immersed in it. I did find some of the more lengthy and reoccuring descriptions of the Alaskan landscape and some of the very stupid decisions made along the way annoying at times. But each time I quickly got over it as the story progressed. I actually did love this book! (Though maybe it's because I've always had a curiosity about the homestead life and have been DYING to visit Alaska die yearsssss haha)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Police brutality, and Blood

Moderate: Murder and Cancer

samburkhouse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Medical trauma, and Violence

Moderate: Terminal illness, Cancer, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Car accident

Minor: Sexual content, Confinement, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Vomit