Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Les Bien-aimés by Ann Napolitano

192 reviews

mamaofperfectpayton's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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F*cking fantastic. Here are my thoughts on the book: All of the characters in the book >>>>> Julia

Each character was flawed in their own way and I loved them all, but Julia... baby... she wore on my nerves. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Death

Minor: Alcoholism

angela_mayer's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment

lemonysea's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Lesbophobia

makinzimyers's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Suicide attempt

kimib79's review against another edition

2.5

emotional relaxing sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The selfishness of most of these people is astounding, yet the author writes them as "brave". The misappropriation of that word these days is amazing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Grief, Death of parent

almostalice13's review against another edition

2.0

emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

melissalynn117's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

annamolpus's review against another edition

4.75

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: Complicated

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An emotional family saga centering on four sisters and the sad man who becomes a part of their family, I really enjoyed the emotional roller coaster of Hello Beautiful.  I really loved the characters, especially the two oldest sisters Julia and Sylvie.  An argument could be made that the ending wraps everything up too neatly, but I don't mind when I enjoyed the journey so much and had a good cry.  I would recommend this to fans of Ann Patchett's Commonwealth (which features more sophisticated writing, but a similar emphasis on sibling relationships).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer

sipsandspines's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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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This book was so slow, and sad, and depressing. But man... by the end I just loved it. So much better than Dear Edward in my opinion. The first book was a little boring and a pain to get through, but once the teens became adults it picked up a lot and I was hooked. These characters are so complex and well written. William really made the book for me. His story was so tragic. I just wanted to give him a big hug. I wanted him to ask for help. I wanted him to be seen. Julia and Rose were just awful. I couldn't understand the way they were able to completely dissociate and pretend their family members didn't exist for decades. Julia especially frustrated me with the decisions she made regarding William and their daughter. Sylvie and the twins were amazing. I was rooting for Sylvie to get her big love story. 

There are some content warnings so be sure to check those out. I absolutely recommend this book if you're in the mood for a slow burn, character driven homage to Little Women.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

drraytay's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional 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

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Sexism, Terminal illness