Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven

23 reviews

jessicohen15's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.0

Warm and heartfelt story of two teenagers dealing with their own issues: fatphobia and not recognizing peoples faces. Really good story, easy read, and fun descriptions!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Dysphoria, Alcohol, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Violence

strayedthoughts's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Bullying

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, and Infidelity

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Bullying, Body shaming, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Medical content, Cursing, Death of parent, Violence, and Alcohol

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Bullying

Moderate: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Grief, Chronic illness, and Infidelity

priyas's review against another edition

boring

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Racism

slg29's review

hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.5

The book felt a bit cheesy and some of the references felt a bit off, but overall it was a very lighthearted read and also educarted me about the unique condition called prosopagnosia, so thats cool.

the ending where Jack claims that Libby is the only one he see's felt like a bit of a cop out for the sake of being romantic, but I appreciate that the book didn't end with him being "cured" or Libby changing anything about herself, as I feel like some books can fall victim to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Cancer

emmaoswald's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Hate crime, Bullying, Body shaming, Cancer, and Eating disorder

kateelissa's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Bullying, and Body shaming

Moderate: Infidelity, Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Eating disorder

thelostbookmark22's review against another edition

funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

4.0

<Spoiler>"Your identifier is you. I remember your eyes. Your mouth. The freckles on both cheeks that look like constellations. I know your smiles, at least three of them, and at least eight of your expressions, including the ones you only do with your eyes. If I could draw, I would draw you, and I wouldn't need to look at you to do it. Because your face is stuck in my mind."

That's it. That's the whole review. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Grief

vanessa_v's review

emotional inspiring 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

2.75

i honestly can't decide if i liked this book or not so maybe when time goes by i'll change my rating to a 3 just to round it up 😩 the plot was good, i even liked the romance but i feel like the whole time jack was trying to convince himself that libby's weight doesn't matter to him, when it clearly did, and i didn't like that honestly. but i loved how libby handled things throughout the whole book and also the diverse representation was amazing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Medical content, and Ableism