Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

6 reviews

ceredonia's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Grief

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Cancer, Child death, Animal death, Car accident, Death, and Drug abuse

boop123's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Drug abuse and Cancer

Minor: Miscarriage

seventy7's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-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

3.75

I think this is a good book for younger readers. It’s not too complicated, but it’s not simplified to the point where it feels pretentious. I think the movie introduces some intriguing questions, but it never goes anywhere with them. The author says, ‘Hey, what if this is the case?’ And then just move on. Also, this book is extremely fast paced. There are barely any long-lasting conflicts. Even the serious ones get resolved fairly fast. All in all, ‘elsewhere” is an interesting book, but easy to comprehend, so it’s very approachable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Car accident, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Cancer

Does this book have pedophilia?? It really depends on how one looks at it…

caitcosentino's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

Elsewhere is an interesting concept, I especially like the idea of  avocations. 

Liz is kind of a dick and doesn't care about anyone who cares about her which made it difficult to get behind the story. I also just did not believe the romance.

First half was better than the second half.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child death

Moderate: Drug abuse and Gun violence

Minor: Cancer and Fire/Fire injury

diannasbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, and Animal death

xosirenox's review against another edition

hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Child death

Minor: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Car accident, Cancer, and Child abuse