Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds

69 reviews

anna_wa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense

• 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Hate crime, Cancer, Medical content, Racism, Murder, Addiction, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Outing, and Child abuse

Minor: Car accident

danyels_denouements's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

5.0

HIGHLY highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, and Death

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Police brutality

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Cancer

Moderate: Hate crime, Death, Outing, and Grief

Minor: Murder, Police brutality, Drug use, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism

this_momma_is_booked's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

This book was such an incredible listen. I was captivated by the interlocking stories and the juxtaposition between  Mama Letty's past, Avery's mom's past, and the present situations Avery is in. There is so much of our lives that is influenced by the lives of those who came before us, and this book perfectly captured that feeling. By the end of the book I was sobbing, both because of it's beauty and also the deep-rooted pain that comes from generational trauma, trauma that is so enmeshed in the lives of these characters. I highly recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, and Death

Moderate: Cancer and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism

shroff_sanjana's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Murder, Cancer, and Death

bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-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

4.75

I really loved what this novel had to say about inter generational trauma. The setting was so wonderfully told through the eyes of the narrator, Avery. I think the work could have done a better job supporting it themes around racial justice and injustice, but otherwise it was an amazingly written story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Cancer, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Violence

Minor: Lesbophobia, Police brutality, Outing, Alcohol, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Infidelity

spookily's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Cancer, Death, Police brutality, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, and Racism

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Murder, and Vomit

Minor: Bullying, Gun violence, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Car accident, Classism, Cursing, Pandemic/Epidemic, Slavery, Medical content, Sexual harassment, and Fatphobia

heyreadingpants's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Racism, Death of parent, Homophobia, Death, and Murder

library_kb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

This is a book about generational family trauma, and still, it manages to be so personal and focused, which I think is a hard balance to strike, but this book did. I really liked the the way that facets of the story were revealed little by little. The ending is definitely not wrapped up in a perfect bow, and for this type of story, I was totally ok with that. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Death, and Cancer

Minor: Murder and Sexual harassment

guardianofthebookshelf's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Racism, Death, and Homophobia