Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

22 reviews

molliepop's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Truly heartbreaking, such an excellent piece of prose that's hard to find fault in. Cried on multiple occasions and have not done so with a book in a long while 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, and Pregnancy

oliviafaye's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Alcohol