Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull

5 reviews

friendlypoet's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Colonisation, Slavery, and Murder

Minor: Gore

kaylamoran's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.25

This one didn't do it for me at all.  The pacing felt all off, and I have no idea what the lesson was supposed to be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Genocide, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Slavery, and Terminal illness

Minor: Lesbophobia

vaguely_pink's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Colonisation, and Slavery

Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Murder, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

Minor: Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, and Vomit

noreadingdegree's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense

• 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

4.0

once again, audiobooks are killing it for me. this one was fantastic. i didn't realize how much i enjoyed first contact stories until i read this book. there is something about humans trying to navigate and come to terms with extraterrestrial life that fascinates me. i loved that this book focused on multi-POVs from the same family/friend circle and how the arrival of the arrivals changed their lives with each other. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Slavery, Murder, Infidelity, Grief, Death, and Animal death

Moderate: Cancer, Homophobia, and Terminal illness

Minor: Sexual content and Car accident

catapocalypse's review

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.25

 This was an enjoyable read about alien first contact, invasions, power dynamics, and balancing individual wants with those of others around you, all set in the US Virgin Islands. I found the alien Ynaa race and their tech compelling, felt invested in most of the characters, and enjoyed the unique setting. I think most mainland Americans know little to nothing about the US Virgin Islands, myself included, which is shameful.

I felt a few things could have been further fleshed out, including a few of the POV characters' stories, but this is still a strong all around read, for me! Though it is standalone at this time, I honestly would read a sequel about what happens to a few of the characters in the aftermath, and what a few decide to do going forward! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Animal death