Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Encontro by Natasha Brown

27 reviews

polarheights's review against another edition

challenging reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Cancer, and Racism

marissab's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Cancer, Racism, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Terminal illness, Classism, Colonisation, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Death, Medical content, Racial slurs, Trafficking, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, and Sexual assault

eve81's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation and Racism

Moderate: Terminal illness

roraisabella's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective 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? No

3.75

a gripping and important read. i read it in one sitting. the themes and some of the lines stick with you for days after, however the pacing and style of writing was difficult to follow at times for me. if you like intellectual and poetic writing, you may appreciate it more. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Cancer, Medical content, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

franklola's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Cancer, Classism, Misogyny, Sexism, and Terminal illness

absolute_bookery's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

Read this in one sitting and wow wow wow, what a book. An informed, brutally honest portrayal and narrative on race, class, conformity and choice. Excellently written and emotion provoking, can't believe this is a debut. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Racial slurs, Slavery, Terminal illness, and Suicidal thoughts

misty_muskrat's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual harassment, and Terminal illness