Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Mañana, y mañana, y mañana by Gabrielle Zevin

268 reviews

marinajonesreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

This is one of the best books I have ever read. Bar none. I was in tears for parts of it and I loved how I felt like Sadie and Sam’s tragedies were mine and their confusions were mine. What a beautiful gift this author has for storytelling. She is Sam and Sadie building a world for the reader to get so lost in you don’t know that you have tears in your eyes until they fall. 

Sadie and Sam are twin flames. Closer than lovers. Closer than family. They orbit around each other in a way that neither of them can even help. They’re not two sides of the same coin, they are the same side. Two heads staring at each other. It’s just a gift that she shared them, all their messiness and all their madness, with us. 

TL;DR: This book was more than great and I highly recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

elenaakers's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

“It isn’t a sadness, but a joy, that we don’t do the same things for the length of our lives.”

This book was ALMOST too clever for its own good. Almost. But somehow, Zevin pulled it off perfectly. Smart, funny, reflective, tragic, and redemptive all in one. I get the hype. 

It makes complete sense to me that the author’s recommended further reading includes Cloud Cuckoo Land, Stories of Your Live and Others, and The Starless Sea. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Hate crime

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism and Suicidal thoughts

kordian's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.75

this book reignited my love for reading! i had a few bad months when it comes to the books i chose to read and this was so refreshing and interesting i truly couldnt put the book down. i loved all the characters and they had so much depth to them. its important to note its not a romance novel and as an aro person that Despises that genre, i was sooo relieved to find out that this book wasnt going in that direction. as a gamer, this book felt real and believable and just really awesome! definitely one of the most enjoyable reads ive had. despite a lot of dark plot points, it continued to be funny and heartwarming. it felt vey human and cathartic. AND THE SHAKESPEARE REFERENCES!!! im always a slut for those. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Eating disorder, Abortion, and Cultural appropriation

laur_o's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Ableism

emilbee's review against another edition

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Gun violence, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Vomit

roisindoylebakare's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pregnancy, and Cultural appropriation

al3xa's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Car accident

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Mass/school shootings

lena_2106's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

At first I hated it because the main characters are so incredibly annoying and I didn’t like them. But after a few chapters I started really loving it. They are annoying in the way people are annoying and while I definitely wouldn’t want to be friends with any of them it’s a beautiful story about love that I really enjoyed. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Cultural appropriation

danimcthomas's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer

amylokoff's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death and Sexism

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Dysphoria, and Classism