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Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee
2 reviews
standardissuecat's review
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
3.0
Quite slow and it's easy to get caught up in the details. I loved the personal stories, but the biological detail a little less. It would be great for anyone who has a relative with cancer in order to learn about the disease. I also enjoyed the historical lens on this biological topic.
Moderate: Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Cancer, Medical content, Death, and Chronic illness
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
Graphic: Medical trauma, Cancer, Terminal illness, Death, Medical content, Child death, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Drug use, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Addiction
Minor: Sexism, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Homophobia, Death of parent, Excrement, Racism, Suicide attempt, Infertility, Abortion, and Classism
Eugenics mentioned in passing.
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