Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Les Bien-aimés by Ann Napolitano

192 reviews

mcarabooboo's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment

laheath's review against another edition

2.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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 I know mine is an unpopular opinion, but I think this book was too long and slow. In the beginning, a lot of time is spent developing the close family relationship, especially among the sisters, but just a few events manage to tear the family apart for 25 years. Granted, these are not minor events, but the book then shifts to processing everyone's emotions over and over. I kept reading because so many reviewers raved about it but I was disappointed by the repetition and the pace.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Pregnancy

Minor: Child death

anniesbookpicks's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer

marinajonesreads's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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What a beautiful beautiful book. As a younger sister with a deep bond to my older sister, I was enraged and understanding and sad and mad all throughout. That’s how you know it’s a good and authentic story. I loved every part of this book, even when I was so angry at one of the sisters I wanted to scream. 

It was so beautifully written. Getting to see such a unique POV structure was refreshing and I loved being inside all of their heads. This tiny nuclear family with diamond strings connecting them to each other. 

I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma

Minor: Violence, Car accident

142whoopingllamas's review against another edition

3.0

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was an okay book, but there were very few content warnings so I was blindsided by them. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Lesbophobia

While not technically incest, William divorces Julia and then marries her sister, which feels extremely weird.

dizzymisslizzy's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia

emilybartonspinks's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy

cheaploaf's review against another edition

3.5

dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I feel like this book could’ve been shorter and still accomplished the same result. Felt pretty slow. I enjoyed the writing style. The book wasn’t bad, just overall fine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Terminal illness, Medical content

Minor: Pregnancy

kelly93's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Drug abuse, Medical content

sarahflanders's review against another edition

3.5

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol