Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Mayflies by Andrew O'Hagan

6 reviews

e11en's review against another edition

challenging funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Alcohol, and Terminal illness

Minor: Excrement and Dementia

bernard_black's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

First part 3 ☆
Second part 5 ☆
Joy divison references 10000000 ☆

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Terminal illness, Dementia, Suicide, Cursing, Cancer, and Death

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

danaaliyalevinson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

I liked it. I may have even liked it a lot. The characters are fun. The prose is sharp, witty, and buoyant. But I didn’t love it. I can’t get into it too much without spoilers, but I’ll say it’s a book with an ending that is a forgone conclusion (intentionally). And for me, books structured in this way really need to harness that forgone ending to transform their characters through the book’s inevitable conclusion. Otherwise, for me, there’s nothing to hold onto and no surprises in the narrative. For me, the characters largely stayed the same from start to finish. And the relationships were fun and dynamic for sure. But without some way in which the march toward the book’s ending fundamentally altered them or their relational dynamics, it was hard for me to attach to the story. However, again, the characters were wonderful and I think the author did a great job at getting us invested in them individually, just not in the story they were being challenged with, if that makes sense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Suicide, Dementia, Cancer, Death, Medical content, and Death of parent

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