Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight

12 reviews

hmetwade's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Stalking, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Incest, Rape, Child abuse, Infidelity, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical trauma

rowanbg's review

mysterious medium-paced

2.75

If your book is going to switch between first and third person, the story itself has to justify that decision, and this did not

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Incest, Murder, Car accident, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Cancer, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide attempt, Car accident, and Death of parent

peachani's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Stalking, and Blood

Moderate: Cancer, Classism, Rape, and Mental illness

Minor: Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Car accident, Death of parent, Incest, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

zerkleoflife's review

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was written well, and I enjoyed the mystery! I guessed a couple of the twists, but there were several I didn’t see coming!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Stalking, Infidelity, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Body horror, Cancer, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Incest, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racism, Confinement, Infertility, and Police brutality

frogggirl2's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

This is a very middling, generic sort of thriller.  It's serviceable - it doesn't fail at anything particularly - it's just formulaic and it's easy to foresee the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Alcoholism, Rape, Stalking, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, and Pedophilia

Minor: Infertility

xlivinglikejen's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.75

This book was so intense and every time I thought I found out “whodunnit” but I was wrong every time (which makes for a fun reading experience). I really enjoyed the legal transcripts separating the chapters, which always added more clues to the investigation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Murder, and Rape

beckyremillard's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Alcoholism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Car accident, Stalking, Child abuse, Rape, and Infertility

Minor: Cancer

dalmavatai's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This was a well-crafted legal/domestic mystery with a big cast of characters and mixed media elements that were really interesting to read. I enjoyed the legal elements and that there were multiple mysteries, although it did sometimes feel like there was probably a bit too much going on. I didn't really care for the smaller reveals throughout the book that were mostly to do with domestic drama; I did like the final reveal, though it wasn't super shocking or memorable, but it was surprising in a way that made sense. I also wish the characters had been more fleshed out so I could have cared more about them, but overall this was an enjoyable read that I would highly recommend to any fans of domestic and/or legal mysteries. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Death of parent, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Suicide attempt and Drug abuse

chelsearose's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Alcohol, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Stalking, Child abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

Minor: Infertility, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

michleea's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse and Alcoholism

Minor: Cancer