Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

36 reviews

hannahrhian's review

challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Dementia, and Cursing

forrestalexander's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Terminal illness, and Dementia

Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, and Hate crime

carolined's review

sad slow-paced

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

3.0

It was fine, although the author followed the American fiction convention of having the characters be vile to each other for no reason every time the plot needed to be moved along. Not worthy of the Woman's Prize long list though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Transphobia, Sexism, and Terminal illness

kelseyland's review

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

An incredible novel about family and history and the question of whether you can ever really separate yourself from either. I loved the way the storylines of each character evolved and connected.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Violence, Rape, Death of parent, Bullying, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Grief, Transphobia, Medical content, Alcoholism, and Terminal illness

ldandridge's review

emotional reflective tense slow-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

Beautifully written, great characters. Some of the side characters had the potential to have great compelling story lines but many of them just seemed like the were there just for the sake of the main characters' stories, and I wish those characters were done more justice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Terminal illness

Minor: Transphobia and Medical content

there is a moderately graphic description of a lynching

eslsilver's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Terminal illness