Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Паперовий палац by Miranda Cowley Heller

226 reviews

chispita's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

adamantly_andrea's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, and Infidelity

Minor: Miscarriage

jadedjill's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

This book was extremely slow, gross, and triggering in pretty much any way possible. It covers them all. Never been so happy to be done with a book.

carionreading's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Miscarriage, Stalking, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

katiecc's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

purpl_pages's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

The beauty of this book for me lay in how Heller intertwines the protagonist’s past and her family’s past with the choices she faces today. Perspective is important and provides a lot of depth to her present-day narrative. Despite some responses, I think the main question is less the ending’s ambiguity and more whether the ending is a happy or sad one… as with many real-life choices, I think the answer is both, although to me,  I believe choosing change over the same pattern of unfulfilling marriages her mother experienced seems the more positive option. That perhaps reflects more on the reader's views on marriage, relationships and dreams for life than anything else… 
The pacing did start off a bit slow and the moments of revelation fall slightly short of satisfying so wouldn’t give a higher rating, but I really enjoyed the book overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

anna_l's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit and Stalking

ju_harue's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.0

Eu não sabia nem do que se tratava a história, e acho que foi uma ótima opção (a menos que tenha sensibilidade a alguns gatilhos, aí recomendo procurar sobre, eu deixo no StoryGraph).
A forma como a narrativa mescla momentos intensos, com uma narrativa intimista e que me lembrou Um lugar bem longe daqui, com atmosfera bucólica e melancólica.
Ao se passar em 1 dia, mas a narrativa alterna entre passado e presente, é tão bem desenvolvida, que fica impossível largar, embora seja um calhamaço.
Um recorte de uma vida e das gerações de uma família e os acontecimentos que permeiam e refletem em atitudes, com um Palácio de Papel ao fundo. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Grief, Abortion, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming

imds's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent

michelle_mc96's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, and Fatphobia

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Alcohol