Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder

21 reviews

strawberrytheauthor's review

hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

The quote from Kirkus Reviews “Cathartic and Uplifting” really sums up this whole book. I wish I had it when I was younger, but at the same time I don’t think it would’ve meant as much. 

“Turn something crappy into something sweet” is one quote from this book that I think sums the whole thing up. I loved the art style and the order Tyler Feder puts her events in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Medical content and Medical trauma

livcbrown's review

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Grief

krys_kilz's review

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

This book was really lovely and tender. A moving meditation on grief, death, and loss and all the messiness and complexity that arise with them. I will hold it with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

readingtomydogs's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Beautiful book, it made me feel so SEEN and understood. I cried a bunch, but that’s because Tyler Feder writes so insightfully that I feel like she’s writing my thoughts. It’s hard to lose your mom at a young age, you feel so alone in the experience. But this book made me feel less alone and reflect on how losing my mom has changed me, but mostly for good. I hugged this book when I finished. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Grief, Death, and Cancer

christaftersunset's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

gem114's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Physically and emotionally beautiful. I loved the art and the story. I want to give the author a hug. Top notch.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Grief

victoria_wilton's review

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, and Terminal illness

sydneyj's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Terminal illness

my_weird_bookish_heart's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This book is it. My grandmother, who I was really close to and have lived with all my life, passed away from cancer just last week. And this small book explained all my emotions so well. I felt understood. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Death

mwashenberger's review

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, and Terminal illness