Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

77 reviews

fanny_brtl's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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painful. meaningful. perfect ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Transphobia

Minor: Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship

nany29's review against another edition

3.25

dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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if you're into way too many characters and no distinct storyline (sally rooney-esque) , go for it, it does what it has to do with nice language, not necessarily the nicest clarity. 
bit messy on some of the characters who are afterthoughts and there are loose ends but it's a fast/satisfying read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Terminal illness, Death of parent

Minor: Animal death

aditi_801's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Ok. So I literally loved this book to death. The struggles every single character went through were so prevalent and just so needed. To have a character like Chloe that thinks she needs the love of a man (future me, but hopefully not) and just struggles with finding the love of others, is so important. These characters are never shown in a relatable manner. Then there were characters like Zoe who struggled with supporting herself and was just stuck in life, and then women like Eleanor who questioned what they had in life (one of my fav characters). Every flaw of a character was never hated, though every character was individually fucked up. It showed the beauty of life's struggles. That it's never just you going through it, but everyone else too. There were some characters that you simply just hated without a doubt like Anders and Quinten, but there was also characters that you went back and forth on hating. It is easy to love Chloe and Frank together from the start of the book. They were adorable. But then you have to combine their problems together, and sometimes, those problems are unfixable, even with someone to lean on. I disliked Zoe at the beginning of the book. She hated our main character and seemed like a spoiled rotten bitch. But then, you learn all the struggles she faces and the fact that she has no one on her side. You emphasize with her because of this. I think that's what a lot of this book is about. And don't even get me started on the writing. It had me stopping to think about all the beauty there is in the world. TOO GOOD TO DESCRIBE. I want to write like Coco Mellors. That's all I can say. This book is simply perfect. Life is not easy in the slightest, and this book encompasses it entirely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence

esme_may's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I was worried at first that I wasn't going to like this as much as I expected but as I kept reading it really grew on me. I didn't like all the characters but was able to root for them because they felt so human

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Grief

sderrig's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

veroer's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

thenovelbookshelf's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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An compelling story of fast and passionate love between two people who are so different yet so similar in so many ways.
  
Cleo meets Frank New Year's eve, by June they are married for the wrong and right reasons. This is their story, and the story of the people that are affected by their actions.
  
I fell in love with this book in the first chapter. The characters are real and raw with flaws, fights, and situations that just seem normal.
  
Cleopatra and Frankenstein explores the complexity of being a person with flaws, being in love, lust & marriage when your life before 'This Person' is messy at best.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Medical content, Grief

Minor: Abandonment