Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter

7 reviews

chemeducator's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Cancer

Moderate: Pregnancy and Alcoholism

Minor: Cannibalism and Car accident

ashleycmms's review

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Death, Alcohol, Murder, Medical content, Addiction, Cancer, Drug abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism

rbudd24's review

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Cancer, and Alcoholism

Minor: Abortion

waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

There were enjoy enough enticing tidbits to keep me turning the pages, hoping that something interesting was about to happen...but nothing ever did. This would've worked better if some of the characters had been cut in order to focus on telling one or two strong storylines. The book is just way too long.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Murder, Toxic relationship, Grief, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, War, Cancer, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug use, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Dementia, and Medical content

Minor: Cannibalism, Gun violence, Car accident, Eating disorder, and Violence

fern_gulley's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Abortion

Minor: Domestic abuse, Cancer, and Car accident

amcghig's review

medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Body shaming, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

shelby1879's review against another edition

What even is this book? Lol I picked it up after years of seeing it on paperback favorites tables and wanting an Italian escape read. Unfortunately, this wasn't it. Maybe I should have done more research but it is told over multiple timelines and from multiple people. I had to stop when there was a random chapter on the Donner Party inserted into the other storylines....like.....why? It feels disjointed and I don't really like any of the characters so this is a DNF for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Cannibalism