Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Mayflies by Andrew O'Hagan

7 reviews

pkc's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-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

4.0

This was an achingly sad book in how it ends and the inevitability of the ending but a really sweet story of a nontoxic male relationship growing up in Thatcher ravaged Britain. I love the protagonists, though I found their dialogue reminiscent of Renton and Sick Boy (though the plots of Trainspotting and Mayflies couldn’t be less comparable) and it annoyed me slightly in places. Tully’s wife Anna really bothered me in places too, but with the subject matter, O’Hagan does a really good job of the light and dark of such a complicated debate. I will also say it was gorgeously written despite my occasional gripes with the dialogue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Medical content, Alcohol, Cancer, Cursing, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Death, Medical trauma, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

laurajordensharris's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Medical content, Suicide, Dementia, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Addiction, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

alisonannk's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Grief, Cancer, Alcohol, Death, and Drug use

Moderate: Cursing, Medical content, Misogyny, Racism, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Death of parent, Sexism, and Dementia

Minor: Xenophobia

jennadewit's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Chronic illness, and Cancer

franreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Vomit, Terminal illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

grace_lola14's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

this is the best book i’ve ever read. broke my damn heart in two with all its joy and sadness. just brilliant 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Dementia, Death of parent, Drug use, Suicide, and Terminal illness

emicordelia's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Chronic illness