Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

The Ophelia Girls by Jane Healey

16 reviews

carolines's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Cancer, and Suicide

ellenigrace's review against another edition

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Cancer, Suicide, and Medical trauma

lisalisalisa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Cancer

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, and Death

Minor: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Child abuse

bootrat's review

emotional reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Death, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Suicide

bek_p87's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I couldn't quite pin down why exactly this book was set in 1973/1997, and the inexplicability and lack of necessity of that affected my enjoyment of the story. However, if that were my only qualm, I'd probably have been able to push it aside - unfortunately, it was not. There were so many loose endings that weren't fleshed out, new plot points being added in place of old ones being explained, not to mention (although I guess I'm about to) some truly wild and disastrous decisions by mother and daughter alike. I really wanted to like this, but it was only okay. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cancer, War, Death, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia and Death of parent

em_daydreaming's review

dark mysterious reflective slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death

Minor: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Self harm, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Infertility, Physical abuse, and Vomit

cole_louise's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, and Cancer

Moderate: Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, War, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Lesbophobia

236girls's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.75

oh jeez oh where do i begin... i loved the writing! it was beautiful and atmospheric but oh i wish so badly this leaned towards the queer ladies more than the grooming but both parts were written well so i didn't like. HATE reading it but some parts were more hard to stomach than others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Cancer

Moderate: Death and Homophobia

eleanor_rose22's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.0

I’ve got really mixed views. I wanted to love this so much and I spent so much time hating it. 
I loved Ruth, I loved her playful girlhood and frivolous youth and her feelings towards Camille and the way her repressed identity haunts her until she can be free. I wanted/needed so much better for her. 
Maeve?!? Pure Hate. The fact she was half the book was awful. Her boyfriend is a nonce, predator. I was furious how their relationship was mirrored to the ‘forbidden’ queer feelings of R&C. The pedophilia was so romanticised and disgusting. Hated the ending.
Gave me so much to think about in terms of male gaze/enforced objectivity of ones self through a camera etc. But plot wise it did not live up to expectations . 
Also why did it have all my most obscure triggers in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Homophobia and Cancer

olivia02strom's review against another edition

2.0

Wish I was aware of the heavy grooming plot line ahead of time...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Cancer, and Death

Minor: Infidelity and Infertility