Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

In Perfect Light by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

3 reviews

baezel's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.75

Fully the saddest book I've ever read, it had me sobbing on the sofa at 8.30AM
An exploration of grief and trauma, and both the individual drivers and the systemic drivers of. As quietly optimistic as it is sad, its not a hard book to read, despite it covering some of the darkest material I've ever read. The characters are charming and the language is easy, and again and again you are met with these notes of hope and love that help you push on through the grimness. The ending is a really interesting choice - I'm on the fence how I feel about it, but I think it was ultimately done well, and it's interesting how various things throughout the story set it up perfectly, so you understand it from multiple perspectives.

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lucygoosey522's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0


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freddybingsu's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring reflective 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

5.0


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