Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Une vie comme les autres by Hanya Yanagihara

117 reviews

allegrayr00's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Chronic illness, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Medical content, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, Cursing, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer, Bullying, Child death, and Vomit

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

 OMG. I wished so much for this book to go on and on forever, because I think it’s pretty obvious how it will eventually end, and I desperately wanted it to keep going - for him to keep going - for me to keep going. I felt like there were parts of the protagonist that were mirrors of how I feel about me some days, and I really needed him to save me. Be forewarned. Tons of triggers. Blown away by this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Medical content, Rape, Grief, Blood, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Bullying, Vomit, Death of parent, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence

queerhoney's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Self harm, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Body shaming, Gun violence, Medical content, Sexual violence, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Cancer

manishasahota's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Outing

Minor: Abortion and Cancer

holliejoy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Sexual violence, Stalking, Excrement, Addiction, Body horror, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Suicide, and Terminal illness

garrusvakarian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Vomit

honey_pie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

This book was a hard read. I kept thinking "surely it can't get worse" and somehow I was always proven wrong. that being said, it was also beautifully written and amazing despite being heartbreaking

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Car accident, Medical content, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Torture, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Dementia and Cancer

Read this book with a lot of caution and make sure you know the content warnings before going into it

bookbimbo's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Physical abuse, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cancer, Sexual assault, Death, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

antidietleah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Grief, Self harm, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Bullying, Confinement, Ableism, and Car accident

Minor: Cancer

merithefish's review against another edition

dark medium-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

Amazing writing, terrible book idea.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Body horror, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Rape, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Blood, Grief, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Death, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts