Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

The People on Platform 5 by Clare Pooley

30 reviews

bessadams's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Vomit, Mental illness, Dementia, Cancer, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Bullying, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

pianokeys's review

emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Dementia, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, Death, Mental illness, Bullying, Medical content, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Cursing, Homophobia, and Vomit

abi2xoxo's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.5

I loved this book. I rarely read books outside of romance. This book obviously had some romance in it but that wasn't the main focus like other books I read.
I enjoyed all of the characters and how they interacted. I cried at a lot of the parts! I would 100% recommend this book. I would love to read more of this author and I loved that she explained the inspiration for the book at the end and that allowed for great insight!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Dementia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Domestic abuse and Vomit

nadine7's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Dementia

ekclar's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexism

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Bullying

Minor: Dementia

ofpagesandparagraphs's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Cancer, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Dementia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Cursing and Stalking

theunfinishedbookshelf's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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: Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

jiggs_482's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Dementia, Vomit, Violence, and Bullying

unviincible's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

funny, heartwarming, and so so feel-good in a way that's refreshingly honest

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Dementia, and Suicidal thoughts

shutupiamreading's review against another edition

hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

I think I liked the concept of this book more than I liked the actual book... This has such a promising premise, but I think the execution lacked a bit. It dragged a lot in the middle and I can't help but wonder if the plot would've been better if one of the characters was left out - especially since there was 1 in particular who barely got any attention and seemed more like a vehicle to progress the plot.

There were a lot of good themes here - mental health in health professionals, ageing, re-inventing yourself during middle age, controlling relationships - but overall I feel like the exploration of these themes lacked depth. Leaving out at least 1-2 of the characters and making it 50 pages shorter would've focused the plot more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Infidelity, Stalking, Domestic abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders