Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

12 reviews

carli_indicating's review against another edition

reflective slow-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? No

3.0

The book had an overall unfinished feeling to me with a rough start and abrupt finish. I don't typically demand resolution, but I was reading this on Kindle and I was looking for the next chapter after the end. That's after I almost didn't get past he opening chapter, because I found it overwrought, even for Kingsolver. I kept on because the book was recommended by someone I'm in a reading group with, and after that I was truly enjoying the characters. I was sad it was over. So it's worth reading for the experience, but not for those who like things tidy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Transphobia

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Religious bigotry, Grief, Cursing, Cancer, and Bullying

leadabird's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective relaxing 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Incest, Death of parent, and Xenophobia

a character has a dream in which they have sex with a moth/man figure