Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi

34 reviews

sarahhj's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Medical content, Eating disorder, Infertility, Terminal illness, and Addiction

joloso's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Terminal illness, Eating disorder, and Cancer

caoimhekilleen's review against another edition

informative reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, and Cursing

bbellabeee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, and Terminal illness

Minor: Sexual harassment

instalovewithbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-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

3.25

This book held on so fast with me the entire time I was reading it. I would put it down for some time, and still, it would be on my mind. I love Choi's writing so much. 

I do wish it wasn't open ended as it was. And I hope we get some insight to what happened to the characters after the surgery, I want to know more about their lives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Blood and Bullying

Minor: Abandonment

clabbb's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Terminal illness, and Mental illness

likgiltighet_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.25

Ce livre m’a touché plus que je ne le pensais. Il aborde avec justesse des sujets extrêmement importants et difficiles (gros tw tca et dépression). La relation entre les deux sœurs était si bien écrite , je me suis tellement attachée à elles au cours du récit. C’est une lecture qui m’a beaucoup fait pleurer mais paradoxalement beaucoup sourire.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

apricotbagels's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Terminal illness

rbookish's review against another edition

hopeful relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Cancer, Infertility, Medical content, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Miscarriage

kilic's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship