Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens

5 reviews

erinwea's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, War, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cancer, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Violence

bertrandlm's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Terminal illness, and Murder

Minor: War

crimsonsparrow's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A little on the nose, but a surprisingly good read in the style of Dean Koontz - but better. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Minor: Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Gun violence, War, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

gigi43's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, War, Terminal illness, Grief, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Murder, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death

debimorton's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

College student, Convicted murderer, autistic brother, terrible mother, neighbor girl. Convict dying of cancer in nursing home. First person narrative. Joe, Lila, Carl, Jeremy

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Grief, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, and Terminal illness

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence