Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

16 reviews

dhrutibc's review against another edition

3.25

emotional reflective sad slow-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Dementia, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War

I thought it was a good book, but I really hated how Sybil didn't change until the end. It wasn't a gradual change in character; it happened all at once.

sarahbsews's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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: Child death, Grief

Minor: Cancer, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Abandonment

lectora21's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Suicide attempt

rachelkreadsbookz's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

reading_ladies_blog's review against another edition

5.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Suicide attempt, Abandonment

kerryamchugh's review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I don't love epistolary novels and this still made five stars from me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Infertility, Infidelity