Reviews with content warning for Addiction - All's Well

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All's Well by Mona Awad

44 reviews

backpackbunny3's review against another edition

It hit perfectly for me, but I’m a disabled Shakespeare actor who loves magical realism so I’m about as close to the target audience as you can be. If it didn’t work for you that’s just how it goes, but I truly want everyone who reads this review to know that All’s Well is the most real depiction of chronic pain I’ve ever read. The only outlandish thing in these pages is the magic.

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perth_is's review against another edition

4.5

dark tense medium-paced

I mean, god. What an enjoyable book! This book was point blank, so much fun and was gripping from beginning to end. It something very important to say about people with chronic pain not being believed by doctors and impacting their relationships in horrible ways, even more painful then the pain. Miranda believes that many people are her enemy and are against her and you can really see that fractured reality as you spend it in her head. More specifically, near the end of the book where she goes to sleep in the ocean.

Were some points shoved in your face? Yeah but that didn’t hinder my enjoyment of this book in any way.

Also, another win for the lesbians!

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ashleycmms's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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monfernx94's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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cameron_esten's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I read this in one sitting and literally could not put it down—I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. The best kind of fever dream!

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autisticpoetryqueer's review against another edition

3.25

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really liked the exploration of chronic illness/chronic pain in this book. I also liked the theatrical element. Overall, it was a good read. It was unique. I wasn't sure what to expect from the ending, but the ending was satisfying.

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pussylungs's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Reality blurs as this character slowly spirals in a pill-induced haze down the rabbit hole of her own failures. Addicts and disabled folx will identify with this story, theatre lovers will find it amusing, and no one will know what is real and what is not. This book was meant to convey how women go insane from not being believed about their pain. But it turned out to be more about how addiction/lack of therapy & proper medical care/delusions can lead to a downward spiral. But hey, all's well that ends well, right?

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